7 May 2026
Malaysia’s AirAsia has placed an order for 150 latest generation A220-300 aircraft, which is the largest single firm order placed for the A220 and propels the programme beyond the 1,000 firm order milestone.
7 May 2026
QinetiQ-led Team Elaris has been awarded a £6 million contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop a deployable solution concept for enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran).
7 May 2026
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.
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7 May 2026
Media organisation and military charity BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) today announced it has selected Synamedia as its strategic technology partner to deliver its next-generation global digital platform, following a highly competitive international tender process launched in February 2025, attracting tech and media ...
7 May 2026
Voyant today announced the appointment of James Norwood as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
6 May 2026
Defence tech company SEA, part of the Cohort plc Group, has been awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade in recognition of its sustained global growth and success in exporting advanced fleet protection and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
6 May 2026
Horsham based Weald Electronics Ltd, a major UK manufacturer of electrical connectors and accessories for defence and demanding industrial applications established on 27th April 1976, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
6 May 2026
Marshall Aerospace has received a multi-year extension to its Engineering Support (ESP) contract for legacy C-130 aircraft operated by the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF).
6 May 2026
The UK trade association for the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, ADS, has today announced the appointment of Deborah Higgins as its new Director of Security & Resilience.
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, ...
Videos
1 May 2026
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) supported South Wales Police during a targeted operation in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot to tackle the illegal and anti‑social use of electric bikes and motorbikes.
27 April 2026
Plymouth-based MarineAI has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, marking a significant step in its ongoing commitment to supporting the UK’s Armed Forces community.
22 April 2026
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.
17 April 2026
In a ‘real life’ scenario played out in an empty shopping unit, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has tested the ability of robotic and autonomous systems to navigate through a building and detect, sample and remediate (clean) a contaminated environment.
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.
