The keel of the first of the UK’s new Dreadnought submarines, the most powerful and technically advanced boats ever designed for the Royal Navy, has been laid at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.

New guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) outlines a three-phase timeline for organisations to transition to quantum-resistant encryption methods by 2035.

ADS, the UK trade association for the aerospace, defence, security and space, has announced the appointment of Kata Escott, UK Managing Director and Head of Country at Airbus Defence and Space, as its new Vice President for Space.

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have responded to a fire at an electrical substation on Nestles Avenue in Hayes, which caused a major widespread power outage, affecting many homes, local businesses in the area and the closure of Heathrow Airport.