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Avon wins MoD CBRN respirator contract

Defence

Avon wins MoD CBRN respirator contract

9 May 2024

Avon Protection has won the tender for the continued supply of the General Service Respirator (GSR) and associated in service support for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), providing all branches of the UK’s armed forces with CBRN respirators, supplied from Avon’s Melksham facility in Wiltshire.

Arrowsmith Engineering seals multimillion pound contracts

Aerospace

Arrowsmith Engineering seals multimillion pound contracts

9 May 2024

Coventry based manufacturer of precision aerospace components, Arrowsmith Engineering, has secured a string of new multimillion pound contracts, just a few days after it was named as a King’s Award for Enterprise winner for International Trade.

UK’s first airport Gaming Point opens in Manchester

Aerospace

UK’s first airport Gaming Point opens in Manchester

9 May 2024

Manchester Airport has opened a brand-new Gaming Point in Terminal 1 giving video game fans the chance to play their favourite titles – or try out a virtual reality escape room – before their flights.

Advance Magazine

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Issue 1, Vol. 14: ADVANCE March - May 2024

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Cyber Security Stars named in ‘Skills Olympics’ line-up

Security

Cyber Security Stars named in ‘Skills Olympics’ line-up

9 May 2024

Two cyber security technicians are following in the footsteps of our sporting Olympic stars, as they prepare to represent the UK at WorldSkills Lyon 2024, known as the ‘skills Olympics’.

Marshall to help simplify USAF logistics

Defence

Marshall to help simplify USAF logistics

9 May 2024

Marshall has secured a contract to design, build and demonstrate a containerised system to simplify logistics and accelerate deployment of aircraft and personnel for the United States Air Force (USAF).

Teledyne Space provides EarthCARE imaging instrumentation

Space

Teledyne Space provides EarthCARE imaging instrumentation

9 May 2024

UK imaging sensor manufacturer, Teledyne Space Imaging has provided the key imaging and sensor instrumentation for the EarthCARE satellite, an advanced Earth climate monitoring project scheduled to be launched into space in May 2024 and jointly implemented by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

BA launches Customer Access Advisory Panel

Aerospace

BA launches Customer Access Advisory Panel

8 May 2024

British Airways has held the first meeting of its new Customer Access Advisory Panel, aimed at engaging with members of the community to improve the end-to-end experience for its customers with accessibility requirements.

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Caerdav opens dedicated line maintenance at Cardiff Airport

Aerospace

Caerdav opens dedicated line maintenance at Cardiff Airport

8 May 2024

Independent UK MRO, Caerdav, has launched a dedicated line maintenance station at Cardiff Wales Airport, initially providing support for ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) operator, Avion Express.

Elbit Systems to supply Crossbow to GDELS

Defence

Elbit Systems to supply Crossbow to GDELS

8 May 2024

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $53 million to supply the Crossbow Unmanned Turreted 120mm Soft Recoil Mortar Systems to General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) for the installation on Pandur 6x6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle for a European customer.

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The rise of low-carbon aircraft

Features

The rise of low-carbon aircraft

24 April 2024

Stephen Gifford, Chief Economist at the Faraday Institution, examines the potential of three technologies being developed for future low-carbon aviation.

Putting land equipment capability in the hands of military and defence personnel

Focus

Putting land equipment capability in the hands of military and defence personnel

13 March 2024

DVD2024 marks more than two-decades of the most significant exhibition for Defence industry, DE&S Delivery Teams, Army HQ and Defence community users of Land Equipment. Staged at UTAC Millbrook since 2003, DVD is a two-day event, which will take place on 18th and 19th September 2024.

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Defence

DIO helps underpin NATO’s largest exercise in decades

5 April 2024

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been enabling and supporting Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest military exercise since the Cold War.

Defence Events

MoD Sanctuary Awards celebrate sustainability and conservation

21 March 2024

The 33rd annual Ministry of Defence (MoD) Sanctuary Awards held earlier this week, have recognised the outstanding sustainability and conservation efforts across the MoD in the past year.

Defence

NATO DIANA expands network

18 March 2024

NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) is significantly expanding its transatlantic network of accelerator sites and test centres - doubling in size to more than 200 affiliated sites - which includes five additional UK test centres.

Defence

MoD releases unseen DragonFire LDEW footage

11 March 2024

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) - along with its defence industry partners MBDA, Leonardo and Qinetiq - is publishing ‘never seen before’ declassified footage of the DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) system, in action over the skies of the Hebrides.

Defence

British Army conducts Ajax subarctic trials

8 March 2024

The British Army’s new generation of armoured fighting vehicles, Ajax, has been put through its paces during cold weather trials in Tåme, Sweden.

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May 2024

13 - 15 May 2024
13 - 15 May 2024
21 - 23 May 2024
22 - 23 May 2024

June 2024

5 - 9 June 2024
12 - 13 June 2024
17 - 21 June 2024
25 - 26 June 2024

September 2024

October 2024

16 - 18 October 2024
22 - 26 October 2024
29 - 31 October 2024
30 - 31 October 2024

November 2024

18 - 20 November 2024

December 2024

3 - 5 December 2024

February 2025

17 - 21 February 2025

March 2025

25 - 30 March 2025

May 2025

6 - 8 May 2025
21 - 23 May 2025

June 2025

16 - 22 June 2025

September 2025

9 - 12 September 2025