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BOREALIS goes live six months early

BOREALIS goes live six months early

CGI has supported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to achieve Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for BOREALIS, six months ...

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BAE Systems to upgrade US facilities

BAE Systems to upgrade US facilities

BAE Systems is making a $135 million investment for facility enhancements in Austin, Texas and Hudson, New Hampshire, further strengthening the US def...

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NMIS reveals cold spray solution for copper rocket nozzle manufacturing

NMIS reveals cold spray solution for copper rocket nozzle manufacturing

Engineers at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) have developed a copper rocket nozzle manufacturing route using high-pressure cold s...

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UK and Australia pact to address fast-moving AI security risks

UK and Australia pact to address fast-moving AI security risks

The UK and Australia have agreed deeper ties to tackle AI risks, forging a new partnership between the UK AI Security Institute and the Australian AI ...

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Loganair signs SAF offtake agreement with ClimaHtech Green Flight

Loganair signs SAF offtake agreement with ClimaHtech Green Flight

Loganair and ClimaHtech Green Flight today announced a 15-year Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offtake agreement, supporting the long-term decarbonisa...

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Air China Cargo increases A350F freighter order to 10

Air China Cargo increases A350F freighter order to 10

Air China Cargo has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for four additional A350F freighters, taking its total order for the type to 10 aircraft. ...

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Thales completes first X-Fire launcher firing tests

Thales completes first X-Fire launcher firing tests

Thales has conducted live firings from the X-Fire launcher, developed in partnership with Soframe, which features a versatile architecture enabling it...

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ATC punctuality stays high as air traffic grows

ATC punctuality stays high as air traffic grows

Almost 98% of UK flights operated punctually in April, according to figures from UK air traffic controller NATS. Image courtesy NATS The average de...

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Hexagon boosts large-volume inspection productivity

Hexagon boosts large-volume inspection productivity

Hexagon’s Portable Metrology Division has introduced a new wireless probe that adds contact measurement to its high-speed HYPERSCAN large-volume las...

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QinetiQ expands testing capacity at MoD Portland Bill

QinetiQ expands testing capacity at MoD Portland Bill

QinetiQ has increased the capacity of its vessel testing facility with the addition of a new water tank that will enable larger uncrewed mine hunting ...

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King’s College London and Cranfield University propose merger

King’s College London and Cranfield University propose merger

King’s College London and Cranfield University have announced that the two universities have signed an agreement as the first step towards a merger,...

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ADS appoints Andy Williams Director of ADS Scotland

ADS appoints Andy Williams Director of ADS Scotland

ADS, the trade association for the aerospace, defence, security and space industries, has announced the appointment of Andy Williams as Scotland Direc...

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RIAT 2026 cancelled

RIAT 2026 cancelled

This year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) will now not be taking place, cancelled due to issues regarding access to the event - at RAF Fairf...

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Ontic appoints Jean-Christophe Gallagher as CEO

Ontic appoints Jean-Christophe Gallagher as CEO

Ontic has announced the appointment of Jean-Christophe (JC) Gallagher as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as the company builds on a sustained period of...

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British defence unicorns awarded new MoD contracts

British defence unicorns awarded new MoD contracts

Thirteen British businesses have been awarded?contracts of up to £4 million to work with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to boost rapid procuremen...

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