Farnborough Airport has announced the installation of a striking aviation-inspired sculpture in partnership with The Sculpture Park, Farnham, which will be on display at the Airport from early May through to the beginning of August 2026.

Ten years to the day since Tim Peake’s dramatic return to Earth, Britain’s most renowned astronaut will be returning to the National Space Centre to celebrate not only the milestone but also the continuation of his inspirational legacy.

Trafford & Stockport College Group and Manchester Airports Group (MAG) are celebrating after winning a prestigious Educate North Award (ENA), recognising the success of the Manchester Airport Skills Hub partnership.

Airports Health and Safety Week was launched today at Luton Airport and will be taking place at sites up and down the country until Friday 15th May.

The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE)  celebrated the achievements of its second cohort of 20 students at Hereford Cathedral on 9th May, who graduated with either a BEng (Hons) or MEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering degree, with companies such as Airbus and BAE Systems among those now hiring NMITE ...

UK based designer and manufacturer of high-tech ergonomic optical and digital inspection, metrology systems and bespoke engineering solutions, Vision Engineering Group, has revealed its expansive showcase for the upcoming Smart Factory Expo, taking place next month at the NEC in Birmingham from 3rd-4th June 2026.

ADS recently hosted 'The Future Starts Small' in partnership with RC Fornax, bringing together SMEs, MoD stakeholders and defence leaders for a focused discussion on the future of UK defence capability.

Navy Digital – the Service’s experts in digital capabilities, skills and Information Warfare – and other specialists from across the Royal Navy, teamed up with industry partners to test off-the-shelf cutting-edge technology that, when linked together, creates a ‘mesh network’ which can be deployed to enable front line operations.

During his visit to Bermuda, His Majesty King Charles III toured the site which will be the first of the UK’s new global network of optical telescopes designed to protect the satellites that millions of people depend on every day.

Police Scotland has won the Employer of the Year award, accepted by Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett on behalf of Police Scotland, at the 2026 Scottish Veterans Awards ceremony held in Edinburgh last week.

Saab UK hosted the South regional heat of Global Underwater Hub’s (GUH) STEM Challenge at its Fareham campus, welcoming school pupils for a hands on introduction to underwater engineering and marine technology.

A major Ministry of Defence (MoD) wargame involving five major defence companies will be taking place this week, testing how supply chains would perform under the pressure of sustained, large-scale conflict.

Teledyne FLIR Defense unveiled its expanded Third-Party Payload Integration Program at Modern Day Marine 2026, with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR Payload.

Prize winners of London Luton Airport’s (LLA) ‘Reach for the Sky’ school competition, took to the skies for a once-in-a-lifetime trip on Cranfield University’s Saab340B National Flying Laboratory Centre (NFLC).

Babcock International Group has brought together key suppliers for an engagement day at the Defence Battlelab in Dorset, to look at upcoming requirements for a new generation of modern off road vehicles.

Boeing and Ontic have announced a new distribution agreement at MRO Americas to supply Grimes engine valves to commercial airlines worldwide, pairing Boeing Distribution’s global reach with Ontic’s manufacturing to shorten lead times and improve aircraft readiness.

In partnership with Advanced Defence Systems (ADS), Thales Malaysia is establishing a local assembly line for new-generation SYNAPS (V/UHF) Software-Defined Radios in Segamat, Johor, strengthening Thales’ local manufacturing capabilities.

At CYBERUK 2026 - currently taking place at the SEC Glasgow (21st - 23rd April) - Dr Richard Horne, the CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (a part of GCHQ), gave a keynote speech focused on the challenges raised by rapid technological change dominated by AI and preparation for migration to post-quantum cryptography.

Roke has introduced its new, advanced Counter UAS (C-UAS), CORTEXA GUARDIAN to the market, following the system's development with armed forces and mission partners across the UK and Northern Europe.

Drones have been at the centre of this year's Army Warfighting Experiment 2026, which each year brings together soldiers, scientists, industry and universities, to test new military technology.

The QinetiQ operated ETPS test pilot school based at MoD Boscombe Down has taken part in the historic Spitfire90 commemorative tour, as the only civilian-registered participants in the nine-day national flight schedule.

During the Aircraft Interior Expo (AIX) today, Viasat announced it has entered Boeing’s technical evaluation process to assess and qualify Viasat AERA, the company’s next-gen electronically steered antenna (ESA) terminal, across all current Boeing commercial airplane programmes.

Today, three Northern Ireland aerospace companies are presenting their innovative aerospace solutions to airlines at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), Hamburg Messe, 14th-16th April 2026.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's (BBMF) five Spitfires and two Hurricanes will remain airworthy until at least December 2035 through a new contract awarded by the National Armaments Director Group (NAD Group).

Marking its return to Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2026, ACS UK has unveiled OMNIA to demonstrate its capabilities in the design, engineering and manufacturing of customised premium cabin interiors.

Senior representatives from the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC) recently visited AI-centric autonomous systems provider TEKEVER to see how the Portuguese company is progressing with its UK businesses.

Senior diplomats from 20 countries and some of Scotland’s most innovative space companies gathered in Edinburgh to turn international interest into tangible partnerships at 'Space Connects the World: Consular Corps Scottish Space Forum'.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), working with Custom Solar on behalf of the British Army, held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new solar array at Bassingbourn Barracks.

Building on the momentum of February's dual milestone event at Babcock’s Rosyth site, the Type 31 frigate programme has reached another significant stage, with HMS Active completing the float-off process.

The National Space Centre has won the Best Venue Hire Initiative category at the national Cultural Enterprises Awards.

UK based space propulsion company developing advanced propulsion technologies for satellite and deep-space markets, Pulsar Fusion, today announced it has achieved 'first plasma' in its Sunbird nuclear fusion exhaust test system.

Representatives from more than 270 small and medium sized businesses attended Manchester Airport’s annual ‘Meet The Buyers’ exhibition at the Runway Visitor Park yesterday, taking the opportunity to meet face-to-face with procurement teams from 28 major players in the aviation and hospitality industries.

British engineering firm Rowden hosted a visit by British Army Sergeant Majors to explore how collaboration between engineers and soldiers helps shape and deliver operational technology.

Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, specialists in delivering secure, reliable and resilient beyond line-of-sight communications for operations in denied and contested environments, has formally launched the production version of GENSS at the Satellite Show.

The UK Government and aviation industry yesterday set out significant progress towards decarbonising air travel, as Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation Keir Mather MP launched the Jet Zero Taskforce’s first annual report at the Sustainable Skies World Summit (SSWS).

International cyber security chiefs will convene next month at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Clydeside, Glasgow, for the UK’s flagship cyber conference, CYBERUK (21st-23rd April), to discuss accelerating defences in the face of rising online threats.

Orbit Fab are working with Airbus Defence and Space to assess the feasibility of incorporating Orbit Fab’s RAFTI refuelling valve into possible future Airbus geostationary satellites, as part of a project within the European Space Agency’s programme of Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems, named RADICAL, funded by the UK Space ...

Amentum, GXO, Accenture and Maersk have entered into an alliance to support the next generation of supply chain solutions to the UK Defence Sector, called Torus Defence Supply Chain.

LINEV Systems UK have been announced as the winners of the ADS Security Innovation Award during the Home Office’s Security & Policing Exhibition for their baggage screening system, LV STREAM.

HRH The Princess Royal visited Rotherham based MTL Advanced (part of WEC Group) on Friday 20th February to meet apprentices, engineers and senior leadership, gaining an insight into the company’s continued investment in skills development, innovation and regional growth and learning about its new Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC).

At the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s Future of Flight Day, David Walters, Head of Futures and Innovation, National Police Air Service (NPAS), shared the latest progress in NPAS’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) development programme and showcased a recent multiagency search and rescue demonstration.

More than 70 senior industry figures from the likes of the European Commission, IAG, IATA, Airbus, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, Safran UK, Estuaire, Amazon and NATS have been confirmed to speak at Sustainable Skies World Summit (SSWS) 2026, taking place in Farnborough on 17th-18th March 2026.

Aerospace Tech Week has today announced a partnership with UK trade association ADS Group, as the event prepares to launch its inaugural UK edition at Excel London, 11th-12th November.

As the UK and Japan draw closer as partners to strengthen collective security, Kahootz is expanding its presence into Japan to support UK-Japan collaboration and to provide the necessary software to protect against malign actors looking to attack a partner nation.

More than 400 schoolchildren and teachers from across Bristol and the South West unleashed their inner engineer this week when they got stuck into robotics and virtual reality welding as part of a two day STEM-athon run by Babcock International Group.

Navantia UK has presented a plaque honouring the memory of HMS Glorious, HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta at its Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast - where HMS Glorious was built over a century ago - as the shipyard enters a new chapter of naval shipbuilding.

Bright Ascension has announced the launch of HELIX Edge, a mission-ready payload software package designed to dramatically reduce the time, effort and risk involved in developing spacecraft payload software.

The official naming ceremony of the Royal Air Force (RAF) new E-7 building at RAF Lossiemouth took place yesterday.

This week Finland brought together senior UK defence and aerospace stakeholders at the Finnish Ambassador’s Residence in London for a high-level strategic dialogue focused on Earth Observation (EO), Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and resilient space-enabled situational awareness.

Skyports Infrastructure and Korean Air have entered into a partnership to explore the development of a holistic technology platform for the management of eVTOL operations, towards creating a system that will support safe and efficient real-world commercial eVTOL services.

Manchester Airport has hosted its first-ever Aviation Careers Festival for local secondary school children and college students, with hundreds gathering at the airport’s Runway Visitor Park (RVP) to try out interactive exhibits and hear from an array of guest speakers.

Space-Comm Expo Europe has confirmed the final list of speakers, including Tim Peake and Sir Richard Branson joining global leaders from government and business at the Europe’s biggest ever commercial space industry event at ExCeL London, 4th-5th March.

Babcock has achieved a major moment in the delivery of the Royal Navy’s Type 31, Inspiration Class programme, as two key milestones – the Steel Cut for HMS Bulldog and the Rollout of HMS Active – took place at its Rosyth facility in Scotland.

Bristol Airport - one of the region’s largest private sector employers - is hosting a careers fair next month with more than 150 jobs on offer.

The CV9035 MkIV for the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic has been unveiled during a ceremonial rollout at BAE Systems Hägglunds in Sweden.

The largest space event in the UK, Space-Comm Expo Europe, has revealed the confirmed line-up of speakers featured at this year's event, taking place in just two weeks’ time at ExCeL London, 4th-5th March.

The Sustainable Skies World Summit 2026 will be hosting an International Air Transport Association (IATA) training session on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in addition to its conference programme, taking place 17th–18th March 2026 at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre.

A Manchester Airport jobs fair next month will give attendees the chance to explore a wide range of career paths in the aviation sector, say airport bosses, with opportunities available in everything from airport security to hospitality.

East Grinstead based Rhopoint Components, a specialist design-led distributor of precision electronic components, sensors, connectors and modular systems, together with their strategic partner ISOCOM, will be showcasing a range of solutions at Space-Comm Expo Europe, being held at the ExCeL, London, on 4th – 5th March 2026.

The UK will lead the multinational defensive cyber exercise Defence Cyber Marvel (DCM) 2026, a multilateral cyber defence exercise conducted by the British Army Cyber Association.

Milanion Group has expanded its future-capability development roadmap with the signing of two strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)at the World Defense Show 2026.

Pioneering defence firms have pitched their innovations directly to major investors in a first-of-its-kind Dragons’ Den-style event, set up by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Radio Frequency (RF) specialist, Enterprise Control Systems (ECS), will showcase its BLACKTALON Ecosystem at the World Defense Show (WDS), being held in the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Centre, 8th-12th February 2026.

In four weeks time, London will serve as the host city for the largest and most influential space industry event ever held in the UK, with global policymakers and business leaders gathering at Space-Comm Expo Europe, taking place 4th-5th March at ExCeL London.

Taking place 3rd to 5th February at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026 is presenting a speaker programme alongside free-to-attend, CPD-accredited seminars, bringing together industry leaders, tech experts and manufacturers to address industry challenges and deliver practical ...

The first wave of speakers has been announced for the next instalment of Sustainable Skies World Summit (SSWS), taking place 17th–18th March 2026 at Farnborough.

The search for the UK’s next defence unicorn has kicked off with the launch of a bespoke £20 million fund to offer accelerated contracts to small, innovative British startups who have had limited or no business with the Ministry of Defence.

Blighter will be attending the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia from 8th-12th February 2026 to showcase its ITAR-free ground surveillance radars for border security and military base protection.

Enterprise Control Systems (ECS) will be showcasing advanced security and defence solutions at Security & Policing 2026 - taking place 10th-12th March at Farnborough - including the very first public demonstration of the new ECS Connect data link network manager.

The Farnborough International Airshow 2026, returning from 20th to 24th July, will be the largest and most ambitious event in its 78-year history, following record-breaking demand and the addition of a brand-new sixth exhibition hall.

ISTEC Services Limited, a British company designing, manufacturing and supplying complex weapon integration solutions for military platforms, has announced a new collaboration agreement with Fering Technologies at the International Armoured Vehicle (IAV), being held at Farnborough 20th-22nd January.

Vehicle integrator and armour manufacturer, NP Aerospace, has announced the entry into full rate production of their upgraded armoured Toyota Land Cruiser LC300 vehicle.

Following on from the December announcement of its new Autonomous Robotics degree, the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) hosted an event today in conjunction with the British Army to provide more information about its groundbreaking MEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering (Autonomous Robotics) which will welcome its first ...

Specialist connector distributor Lane Electronics, will be presenting a range of electrical connectors and accessories at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026, being held at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, 3rd–5th February 2026.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) will host the 2026 CTO Air Connectivity Summit in Bermuda on Tuesday 24th February 2026, convening senior public and private sector stakeholders to address the future of Caribbean air connectivity.

ODU Connectors will be displaying all of their current AMC (Advanced Military Connectors) at the Specialist Defence and Security Convention-UK (SDSC-UK), taking place 3rd-5th February at the NEC Birmingham, which will include a couple of new items aimed specifically at rugged, embedded systems in the military and aerospace market.

Redditch based distributor of advanced electronics manufacturing equipment in the UK and Ireland, Altus Group, will be returning to Southern Manufacturing & Electronics - taking place 3rd-5th February 2026 at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre - with a line-up of advanced process technologies from global suppliers.

Global financial decision-makers and investors from across the space and financial services industries convened on Wednesday 10th December for the inaugural Global Space Finance Summit at the London Stock Exchange.

Specialist provider of Facilities Management (FM) and foodservice to military establishments across the UK, ESS Defence, together with the Royal Navy, have won this year’s Institute for Collaborative Working Chairman’s Award.

Distributor of advanced electronics manufacturing equipment in the UK and Ireland, Altus Group, will return to Southern Manufacturing & Electronics from 3rd-5th February 2026 at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, to showcase a range of advanced process technologies from global suppliers.

Wallwork Group will be returning to Southern Manufacturing 2026 - being held 3rd–5th February 2026 at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre - with a significantly expanded capability, showcasing the hard coatings, heat treatments and advanced thermal processing solutions they supply.

Flying Officer Ali Bachar, an engineer at Harlow-based Raytheon UK, has been honoured for his outstanding commitment to STEM education and youth engagement at the Regional Commandant Awards held at RAF Northolt.

GeoPura has delivered a landmark demonstration of its resilient, zero-emission hydrogen energy technology at RAF Waddington, showcasing the capability of two Hydrogen Power Units (HPU-Ms) to provide robust, off-grid electrical power suitable for deployed, expeditionary and main-base resilience applications.

Defence and training support company MASS and its JCAST partners, have successfully delivered Joint Venture 2025 alongside the UK MoD’s Integrated Warfare Centre (IWC) - the capstone annual operational validation event ensuring the UK is prepared for war in Europe.

Rushmoor borough has today been awarded the prestigious honour of hosting the 2026 National Armed Forces Day celebrations.

The UK Space Agency unveiled £17 million for 17 UK space projects through its National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), at Space-Comm Expo in Glasgow.

Scotland’s space sector will receive a major funding boost to accelerate breakthrough technologies and boost commercialisation, the UK Space Agency will announce today at Space-Comm Expo Scotland.

QinetiQ’s annual Schools Powerboat Challenge has put students’ engineering and piloting skills to the test.

A group of students from Kilmarnock Academy in Prestwick have been crowned champions of the 2025 RTX Quadcopter Challenge, held at London’s historic Honourable Artillery Company.

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has revealed the 2025 winners of the global aerospace community’s most prestigious and long-standing awards honouring achievement and innovation.

Women in Defence UK has announced the winners of the 10th Anniversary Women in Defence UK Awards, held yesterday, celebrating a decade of honouring exceptional women, men, individuals and teams who contribute to the defence of the United Kingdom.

The UK’s Ajax armoured fighting vehicle programme has been recognised for excellence in project delivery at the Global Project Controls Expo Awards.

Somerset based specialist in safety-critical embedded software, WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems (WHIS), has been officially presented with the King's Award for Enterprise for International Trade in a ceremony at its Long Ashton headquarters.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Emirates and Rolls-Royce today at the Dubai Airshow 2025, Emirates will perform Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) for the Trent 900 engines powering its own A380 fleet from 2027.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with the governments of Japan, Malaysia and industry stakeholders, have issued a joint statement at COP30, urging governments and the international community to reaffirm the leadership of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and accelerate coordinated climate action ...

NATS and Indra Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Dubai Airshow 2025, to establish a new Joint Venture aimed at redefining airport tower operations worldwide.

Emirates today announced an order for eight additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft - powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB84 engines - at the Dubai Airshow 2025, worth US$3.4 billion.

Spanish airline Air Europa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for up to 40 A350-900 aircraft to underpin its long haul fleet replacement, which was announced during the Dubai Airshow.

NATS Services has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bayanat Engineering at the Dubai Airshow 2025, to advance Air Traffic Solutions across the Middle East and Africa.

Etihad Airways has signed an agreement at the Dubai Airshow today, significantly expanding its Airbus widebody fleet by placing a firm order for six A330-900s and becoming the latest A330neo customer.

At the Dubai Airshow today, NATS has partnered with Willis to deliver risk and resilience advisory services and bespoke solutions to global aviation stakeholders.

At the opening of the Dubai Airshow 2025 today, Emirates announced orders for 65 additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft, powered by GE 9X engines, worth US$38 billion at list prices.