14 April 2026
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.
14 April 2026
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.
14 April 2026
UK-based Pulsar Fusion, which is developing advanced propulsion technologies for satellite and deep-space markets, has revealed that its Sunbird fusion-powered space tug could reduce in-space propellant requirements for missions comparable to Artemis II by more than 90%, potentially reshaping the economics of deep-space exploration.
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14 April 2026
Today, Airports Council International (ACI) World has revealed the 2025 rankings of the world’s busiest airports, highlighting the industry’s leading hubs across total passengers, international passengers, air cargo and aircraft movements.
14 April 2026
Norwegian Armed Forces have selected an enterprise license upgrade to VBS 4, BAE Systems OneArc’s flagship virtual training and mission rehearsal environment.
13 April 2026
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) National Armaments Director (NAD) Group, has reached a key milestone in the Maritime Multi Link (MML) programme, achieving the Equipment Delivery Date for Phase 2c, a significant step forward in how Royal Navy ships share critical battlefield information.
13 April 2026
The National Armaments Director (NAD) Group is marking a year since interim (Deputy) NAD Andy Start established it in March 2025 and who is now retiring after 37 years in defence.
13 April 2026
Babcock has agreed a two‑year extension of its Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), ensuring the continued delivery of vital fleet and infrastructure support for the Royal Navy’s surface ships, to sustain capability that remains critical to the UK’s operational readiness.
13 April 2026
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has led a major trial on behalf of the British Army, using AI-powered drone technology to identify landmines and explosive ordnance, allowing bomb-disposal experts to conduct their mission faster through rapid detection.
2 April 2026
Nadine Bloxsome, CEO of ALFED, explains why the UK should officially designate aluminium as a critical strategic material, central to increasing resilience and strengthening national defence and security.
23 February 2026
Across skies, seas and battlefields, a new kind of formation is emerging: one made not of pilots and platoons but of intelligent machines acting in perfect coordination. Autonomous swarms are redefining how nations project power, defend assets and respond to threats in real time, creating urgency to develop autonomous systems that can think, ...
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13 April 2026
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has led a major trial on behalf of the British Army, using AI-powered drone technology to identify landmines and explosive ordnance, allowing bomb-disposal experts to conduct their mission faster through rapid detection.
1 April 2026
Today, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) have introduced changes to training for those holding, or applying for, a close protection licence.
26 March 2026
Scientists from the UK and the US have tested and explored what it would take for medics to delegate high-stakes decisions to AI on the battlefield.
9 March 2026
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.
25 February 2026
The National Armaments Director (NAD) Group has awarded the third and final major contract within the Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) programme, towards delivery of defence support transformation.
