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UDSS Members contribute to SDR

Defence

UDSS Members contribute to SDR

30 May 2025

Members of Universal Defence and Security Solutions (UDSS) have made significant contributions to the imminent UK 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR), a landmark assessment of Britain’s defence posture, priorities and capabilities.

G3 Systems to supply containers and flatracks to Netherlands MOD

Defence

G3 Systems to supply containers and flatracks to Netherlands MOD

30 May 2025

Portland based G3 Systems Limited has won a major new contract to supply the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) with circa 700 flatracks and containers, as part of their Wissellaadsystemen, Trekker-opleggercombinaties and WielBergingsvoertuigen (WTB) programme.

Aircraft orders fall following tariff uncertainty

Aerospace

Aircraft orders fall following tariff uncertainty

30 May 2025

Commercial aircraft orders dropped by almost three quarters in April 2025 compared to April 2024, according to ADS.

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Manchester Airport connects to Mumbai

Aerospace

Manchester Airport connects to Mumbai

29 May 2025

Today, UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds joined business, political and cultural leaders to welcome the introduction of a direct air route between Manchester and Mumbai.

Navantia UK recruits apprentices for FSS programme

Defence

Navantia UK recruits apprentices for FSS programme

29 May 2025

Navantia UK, which recently bought Harland & Wolff, has launched 55 UK apprenticeships in Belfast and Appledore, giving successful candidates the unique opportunity to work on the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme to support the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group.

Kromek secures two D3 series detector orders

Security

Kromek secures two D3 series detector orders

28 May 2025

Kromek Group announced today that it has received two orders to supply its D3 series of detectors for use by a European and a US customer.

Bringing space tech to life

Space

Bringing space tech to life

28 May 2025

Cranfield University’s space experts are joining colleagues from across the United Kingdom to create the ESA Phi-Lab UK, which will help commercialise research and mature technologies, particularly supporting startups and SMEs.

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NP Aerospace Canada receives order from Marshall Canada

Defence

NP Aerospace Canada receives order from Marshall Canada

28 May 2025

NP Aerospace has today announced the placement of a contract by Marshall Canada with NP Aerospace Canada, for the design and delivery of Armoured Personnel Transport Modules (APTM) as part of their wider Logistic Vehicle Modernization (LVM) programme.

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Defence

QinetiQ's Banshee to train NATO allies

28 May 2025

QinetiQ’s Banshee Jet 40+ aerial target has been approved for use in training International armed forces at NATO’s Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) in Souda Bay, Crete, after successfully meeting the necessary safety standards.

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Advancing digital rehearsal in defence

Features

Advancing digital rehearsal in defence

27 May 2025

Elspeth McIntyre, Technical Director at AtkinsRéalis, explores how digital rehearsal can help the defence sector rapidly scale and expedite procurement.

Lufthansa Technik and PTC collaborate on transition to sustainable aviation

Focus

Lufthansa Technik and PTC collaborate on transition to sustainable aviation

28 April 2025

Lufthansa Technik has faced challenges integrating advanced digital tools across diverse business units – whilst managing complex supply chains and adapting to rapid market changes – collaborating with PTC and deploying its Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, to support its transition.

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Defence

UK Armed Forces to benefit from underwater glue

20 May 2025

An underwater glue that enables rapid repairs to equipment in extreme environments, developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and biotech firm Zentraxa, could soon be saving lives and providing UK Armed Forces with an operational edge following successful trials in Portsmouth.

Defence

Dstl marks 25 years of chemical weapons prevention

30 April 2025

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is marking a significant milestone today – 25 years of continuous recognition as a Designated Laboratory for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Defence

Dstl unveils advanced portable oxygen delivery system

25 April 2025

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in collaboration with Defence Medical Services (DMS), has unveiled an advanced portable oxygen delivery system designed to improve casualty survival rates for UK soldiers and civilians.

Space

NASA confirms 2024 warmest year on record

14 January 2025

Earth's average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis led by NASA scientists.

Defence

Dstl trials future of invisible war

14 January 2025

The future of ‘invisible war’ has been trialled by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) using emerging and next generation electromagnetic (EM) concepts.

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