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UK risks missing aerospace MRO boom without national strategy, NMIS warns
British Airways Airbus A380 in the MRO workshop
UK risks missing aerospace MRO boom without national strategy, NMIS warns
NMIS CTO Coreen McCubbin says the UK must invest in skills, digital technology and MRO innovation or risk losing aftermarket work to rival global hubs.
Insights Aerospace

18 Jul 2026

UK commits £255m to prepare Ukraine for Saab Gripen E fighters
Saab Gripen E for Ukraine
UK commits £255m to prepare Ukraine for Saab Gripen E fighters
The package will fund training, simulators, spare parts and logistics for Ukraine’s future Gripen E fleet while supporting around 5,000 jobs across the UK defence supply chain.
Defence Most Read

17 Jul 2026

Storm Fighter to lead new RAF collaborative combat aircraft family
BAE Systems Tempest with loyal wingman drones
Storm Fighter to lead new RAF collaborative combat aircraft family
Why the RAF is now racing do develop not only a high-end CCA called Storm Fighter, but also a complementary family of smaller autonomous aircraft to fly alongside crewed fighters.
Defence Most Read

17 Jul 2026

RAF awards Boeing £127m E-7 sustainment contract as first aircraft nears service
RAF E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft
RAF confirms GCAP will require sovereign boom refuelling capability
6th generation fighter Tempest being developed under the global combat air programme (GCAP)
Syensqo joins Team Cheyenne for US Army MV-75 programme
US Army MV-75 Cheyenne.
UK defence SMEs unite under new Spearhead delivery collective
Spearhead SME member representatives
BAE Systems ships Yorkshire-produced artillery barrel forgings to Ukraine
BAE Systems artillerly barrels for Ukraine
UK’s first F-35As will train pilots, not deliver NATO nuclear role
Lockheed Martin F-35
Defence Most Read

16 Jul 2026

Lockheed Martin Ventures opens London office with $100m UK and Europe fund
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Aerospace Defence

16 Jul 2026

Intelligent Energy debuts heavy-lift hydrogen UAV powertrain 
Drone power train
Aerospace Defence

16 Jul 2026

QinetiQ enhances EW test and training capability for British MoD
Illustration of an electronic warfare emitter transmitting radio-frequency signals across a maritime environment, with signals interacting between a naval vessel, aircraft, missile and radar system.
GE Aerospace to power UK’s AW149 New Medium Helicopter fleet
Leonardo AW149 for UK New Medium Helicopter
Scotland to receive major share of UK’s £26 billion naval base investment
HMS Clyde Royal Naval Base
Defence

15 Jul 2026

ADS surpasses 2,000 member organisations for the first time
ADS at Farnborough International Airshow
Aerospace Defence

15 Jul 2026

Final Jackal 3 vehicle rolls off Babcock production line for British Army
Babcock completes final Jackal 3 vehicle for British Army
UK unveils major 2027 home defence exercise to test hybrid attack response
Britsh Army using counter drone systems (C-UAS)
Defence Most Read

15 Jul 2026

BAE Systems takes BATS counter-drone system from concept to test in eight months
BAE Systems BATS counter drone testing
Boeing sees UK role for MQ-28 Ghost Bat as RAF explores autonomous combat aircraft
Boeing-MQ-28
Defence Insights

14 Jul 2026

Royal Navy faces escort shortfall as ageing Type 23 frigates leave service
HMS IRon Duke, a type 23 frigate, is now retired from the royal navy
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14 Jul 2026

UK defence firms gain access to £78 billion EU-funded Ukraine procurement programme
Kraken Technology's workshop showing rows of drone boats
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14 Jul 2026

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