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.

Drone deliveries, flying taxis and smarter emergency services could be a step closer to use in UK skies, as the Government awards almost £50 million to unlock growth in the drone and advanced air mobility sector today, whilst also aiming to crack down on the illegal uses of drones.

Securitas UK has been awarded JOIFF accreditation as an emergency response training provider, following a successful independent onsite audit of its training systems, instructors and course delivery.

Viasat today announced L2 Aviation has joined its Velaris ecosystem via Galaxy 1 Communications, bringing advanced avionics integration and certification expertise to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and uncrewed aviation.

Saab UK hosted the South regional heat of Global Underwater Hub’s (GUH) STEM Challenge at its Fareham campus, welcoming school pupils for a hands on introduction to underwater engineering and marine technology.

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.

A new guide has been published by Made Smarter to help manufacturers cut through the noise around artificial intelligence (AI) and focus on what actually works on the factory floor.

York Space Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reading headquartered ALL.SPACE, a provider of advanced satellite communications terminals and multinetwork connectivity solutions.

Hexagon announced yesterday the successful completion of the acquisition of Inertial Sense, strengthening its assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) portfolio with tactical-grade GNSS+INS technology.

Cambridge Pixel today announced the release of SPx Server V2, a major update to its field-proven radar processing software.

This April, G3 Systems reached a significant milestone with its 25th Anniversary, marking a quarter of a century of delivering operationally proven deployable and fixed infrastructure solutions to austere overseas environments.

Online Oceans, a UK company building autonomous surface vessels and fleet software for defence and maritime security, has raised £4 million in funding led by Seraphim Space.

A medical evacuation system designed and delivered jointly by NODIN Aviation and Marshall Aerospace will remain in operational use under an extended agreement between Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Following the appointment of Chief Constable Kier Pritchard in January, the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) has appointed Simon Dobinson as their new Deputy Chief Constable.

UK-based and European tech companies Excelerate Technology, Eutelsat (operator of the OneWeb satellite constellation) and Livewire Digital — supported by funding from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Space for 5G/6G & Sustainable Connectivity programme within the Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) — ...

In a new technical report, GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has asserted that with passkeys now ready for mass adoption and a more secure and user-friendly login method than passwords, they should be consumers’ first login choice as the default authentication option across all digital services.

Smiths Detection today announced that its SDX 10080 SCT has received ECAC EDS Standard 3.1 approval for hold baggage and air cargo screening - one of the most rigorous aviation security certifications, recognised across 44 ECAC member states spanning Europe and beyond.

Glasgow Airport successfully hosted a multiagency emergency training exercise on Thursday 23rd April, carried out between 7.30pm and 11.30pm, as part of its ongoing commitment to safety, resilience and emergency preparedness.

GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) with UK industry and 15 international partners have issued advice on best protections against methods used by China-linked threat actors.

UK Export Finance (UKEF) – the government’s export credit agency – has announced a new partnership with Finance for Forces to help more veteran-led businesses access the finance they need to grow internationally.

Police Scotland’s national roll out of body worn video to frontline officers concluded this week, with officers on duty with the cameras in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde (K Division) and Argyll and West Dunbartonshire (L Division)

On World Pilot Day (Sunday 26th April) air ambulance pilots are teaming up with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to urge drone users to fly responsibly after emergency helicopter flights were disrupted by drones during lifesaving missions in 2025.

British provider of secure cloud collaboration platforms, Kahootz, has today announced that Anduril UK will use Kahootz’s platform to strengthen supply chain resilience.

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.

Global architecture, engineering and sustainability consultancy, Ramboll, has appointed Darren Carlile as a Director in its Buildings business, with responsibility for growth and sales across Transformation and Public Services leading on the National Security and Government, Research and Polar sectors, supporting continued Government ...

New research has revealed how everyday plants can help protect the public from blast impacts, whilst transforming cities into greener, healthier spaces.

PentenAmio has today announced its acquisition of Armour Communications, following the relevant regulatory approvals.

Smiths Detection has secured ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) certification for its iCMORE APIDS (Automated Prohibited Items Detection System), approved for deployment with the HI SCAN 6040 CTiX.

Securitas UK has announced the appointment of Alan Rae to the newly created and expanded role of Area Director for UK North and BAE Systems.

The UK has announced the biggest ever drone package for Ukraine, delivering at least 120,000 drones for Ukraine this year and driving growth and jobs across the UK.

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has today launched a public consultation on its draft section 12 statutory guidance.

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has reached a major milestone in its National Fleet Replacement Programme (FRP) with the arrival of the first two H135 T3H aircraft at Airbus Helicopters UK in Oxford.

ALTEN has announced the opening of its newest UK office in Belfast, marking a significant strategic expansion into Northern Ireland.

Edinburgh headquartered maritime safety and security specialist Zelim, today announced that its AI-enabled ZOE man-overboard detection (MOB) system has received official ISO 21195:2020 certification from independent classification body Lloyd’s Register, following successful completion of testing.

Subsidiaries of the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH), Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company (VNH South) and Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company (VNH North), have placed an order for three Airbus H225 helicopters, to support the continued expansion of its offshore energy operations and progressively replace ageing aircraft in its fleet.

Senior representatives from the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC) recently visited AI-centric autonomous systems provider TEKEVER to see how the Portuguese company is progressing with its UK businesses.

UK battery pack manufacturer Alexander Battery Technologies has appointed five engineers and a project manager as it expands its technical team.

MGI Engineering Ltd (MGI) has announced the successful first flights of its TigerShark uncrewed deep strike platform, in partnership with Auterion.

Logiq has acquired Savient Ltd, a technology and data specialist focused on delivery in highly regulated environments, strengthening its capability and further expanding its presence in the South-West.

Today, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) have introduced changes to training for those holding, or applying for, a close protection licence.

Alongside international partners, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued actions for individuals at risk of attacks against messaging apps, as a result of growing malicious activity from Russia-based actors using messaging apps - such as WhatsApp, Messenger and Signal - to target high-risk individuals.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has released its latest Cybercrime Report which reveals rapid growth in synthetic identity fraud, bot-driven attacks and account takeover activity across global markets, whilst first-party fraud remains the most reported fraud type.

Getac has announced the launch of its CommandCore rugged drone control solution.

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) National Armaments Director Group, has awarded £283.5 million worth of contracts to maintain and support approximately 3,000 boats across the UK Armed Forces and MoD Police, creating and safeguarding over 100 skilled jobs across England, Scotland and Wales.

Counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) solutions provider, DroneShield, today announced interoperability between DroneSentry-C2 command-and-control software and optical sensing technologies from OpenWorks Engineering.

Fiona Walters has taken up her role as CEO of the UK & Europe division of Serco, having joined Serco in September 2025 from G4S, where she was Regional CEO for the UK & Ireland, leading a team of more than 30,000 people.

Marshall Land Systems and the Tecnove Business Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore and develop collaborative opportunities across the defence, medical and industrial sectors.

Airbus has entered into a definitive agreement with the Cobham Ultra group, a portfolio company of Advent, for the acquisition of Ultra Cyber Ltd.

Provider of smart propulsion solutions and energy management systems for uncrewed vehicles, ePropelled, has opened its new Global Innovation Centre in Coventry, expanding the UK’s sovereign capability in electric and hybrid propulsion as the company scales toward producing more than one million propulsion systems annually by 2027.

The number of patent applications for anti-drone (counter-UAV) technologies filed globally increased by 27% to 126 last year*, up from 99 the year before, according to new research from intellectual property (IP) law firm Mathys & Squire.

Marshall Aerospace is advancing its expertise in the UK’s fast-growing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) sector after securing five separate SAIL Mark assessment projects funded by Innovate UK and the Department for Transport.

A team of UK based engineers is developing a new way of eliminating hostile drones.

The Met Office have officially launched the Met Office Aeronautical Visualisation Service (MAVIS) - a next-generation aviation weather platform designed to support a rapidly evolving aviation landscape, from traditional crewed aircraft to emerging spaceport operations.

Provider of specialist marine and defence solutions, James Fisher and Sons plc (JFD Global), has expanded its Asia Pacific footprint with the official opening of a new facility in Singapore.

International cyber security chiefs will convene next month at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Clydeside, Glasgow, for the UK’s flagship cyber conference, CYBERUK (21st-23rd April), to discuss accelerating defences in the face of rising online threats.

Manufacturer of connector systems, ODU, has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest sustainability and corporate responsibility initiative.

During this week's Security & Policing event - delivered by ADS on behalf of the Home Office’s Joint Security and Resilience Centre (JSaRC) at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre - ADS released its Security & Resilience Outlook 2026, which highlights the sector’s three core priorities of protecting critical national ...

Smith Myers Communications and HAT.tec have announced the integration of the ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Detection and Location System (MPDLS) with the HAT.tec mission management system SCALE across the helicopter fleet of a major European law enforcement agency.

LINEV Systems UK have been announced as the winners of the ADS Security Innovation Award during the Home Office’s Security & Policing Exhibition for their baggage screening system, LV STREAM.

ALL.SPACE today announced a strategic collaboration with Viasat and the successful certification of the ALL.SPACE Hydra terminal to operate on the Viasat Global Xpress (GX) network, which provides integrated military Ka-band spectrum access for government and defence missions.

IFS today announced the completion of its acquisition of Softeon, providing enterprises across manufacturing, logistics and retail, with access to a new category of supply chain technology.

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.

Six UK space tech startups have joined the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre UK (ESA BIC UK) to develop technologies that deliver practical benefits in space and on Earth, applying space technology to some of today’s most urgent challenges, from clearing space junk to detecting wildfires in seconds.

Blighter has won a contract to supply its ground surveillance radars and BlighterNexus AI-assisted software to an undisclosed Eastern European Army to protect the country’s national borders.

Serco has been awarded a contract extension with Bupa to deliver health services across Australian Defence Force (ADF) Health Centres for a further 12 months to 30th June 2027.

Smith Myers Communications Ltd. today announced the addition of passive Wi-Fi and Bluetooth detection and geolocation capability, together with ATAK Cursor-on-Target (CoT) integration, expanding the capability of its ARTEMIS system.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is reminding the public to follow safe access rules when visiting military training areas, to keep everyone safe and avoid disrupting training.

Cambridge Pixel has revealed that it will be introducing its new HPx-700, an ARM-based embedded Radar Input & Signal Processor, with the advanced radar system solution becoming available from next month.

As the UK and Japan draw closer as partners to strengthen collective security, Kahootz is expanding its presence into Japan to support UK-Japan collaboration and to provide the necessary software to protect against malign actors looking to attack a partner nation.

Galaxy 1 Communications is working with Viasat to enhance delivery of Velaris, Viasat’s dedicated satellite communications service for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft.

Edinburgh based digital triage experts, Cyacomb, today announced the availability of a new Similarity Matching capability within its Examiner Plus platform, enabling law enforcement to identify Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on mobile devices in minutes, even when images have been shared via messaging applications and altered from their ...

Atos, a specialist in AI-powered digital transformation, today launched a Sovereign Managed eXtended Detection and Response (MXDR) service specifically designed for UK government, critical infrastructure, financial services and other UK organisations requiring stringent data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.

This week Finland brought together senior UK defence and aerospace stakeholders at the Finnish Ambassador’s Residence in London for a high-level strategic dialogue focused on Earth Observation (EO), Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and resilient space-enabled situational awareness.

The UK Government has launched a new vulnerability monitoring service (VMS) to reduce cyber risks and speed up fixes and a new Cyber Profession to build long-term resilience across public services.

Passengers at London Southend Airport can now leave liquids up to two litres in their cabin baggage, as the award-winning airport unveils new security equipment.

The Metropolitan Police Service has cut mobile phone theft offences in London by 10,000 in the past year following its largest ever crackdown on phone thieves.

Thousands of skilled workers in Wales will be involved in the design, testing and manufacture of advanced autonomous technologies and unmanned systems, as a landmark £50 million Defence Growth Deal positions the nation at the forefront of Britain’s defence future.

In January this year, the National Police Air Service (NPAS) was able to increase the number of aircraft that were available for operational deployment.

Robosys Automation has announced the expansion of its multi-OEM propulsion control capabilities with the integration of Sleipner (Side-Power) Thruster Systems into its flagship VOYAGER AI autonomy and remote vessel control software suite.

The Home Office has confirmed its appointment of Mike Cunningham as the new Chair of the Security Industry Authority (SIA).

Business owners are being urged to 'lock the door' on criminals as the UK government launches a new campaign to provide practical ways for organisations to protect themselves from common online threats.

Senior officials from the National Police Air Service (NPAS) visited the Airbus Helicopters production facility in Donauwörth, Germany last month to review progress on the next generation of aircraft being built as part of the NPAS fleet replacement programme.

Professor Mark Westwood has been appointed the new Director of Theme for Defence and Security at Cranfield University, a post he will take up on 1st March 2026.

The UK will lead the multinational defensive cyber exercise Defence Cyber Marvel (DCM) 2026, a multilateral cyber defence exercise conducted by the British Army Cyber Association.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has announced the appointment of Robert Balls as Chief Inspector of Air Accidents following a fair and open competition.

British Transport Police (BTP) launched a trial of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology yesterday afternoon at London Bridge railway station.

Avon Protection has expanded its EXOSKIN protective ensemble range with the EXOSKIN-S2 high-performance CBRN suit, designed for operators in the military, first responder and special forces segments.

Darktrace has introduced Darktrace / SECURE AI, a new behavioural AI security product designed to help enterprises deploy and scale artificial intelligence by understanding how AI systems behave, interact with other systems and humans and evolve over time.

Signicat has appointed Ray Ryan as its UK Country Manager, to lead UK digital identity strategy ahead of rising fraud costs and the arrival of eIDAS 2.0.

Young people will be given a quicker route into high-quality jobs on major projects as the UK Government slashes red tape to fast-track the process.

To coincide with the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2026 (9th – 15th February), one of the UK’s largest apprenticeship providers, BAE Systems, has analysed Censuswide’s survey of the latest attitudes of young people and parents.

Navantia UK has set a target of hiring 500 apprentices by 2030 to support the business’ expansion in shipbuilding, engineering and in supplying the offshore energy industry. 

The Interconnect Technology Suppliers Association (ITSA) has revealed its members reported sales in 2025 were up by 5% over 2024 but that orders and business to business sales, were flat.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and NatWest Group have launched a joint campaign aimed at accounts payable professionals and finance personnel that highlights the risks of Invoice Fraud, a crime that costs businesses millions each year.

Returning to STEM industries after a career break is now harder than ever, according to new research by STEM Returners, with bias against gender, age, ethnicity and a lack of recent experience penalising highly qualified people from getting a job.

Joint investments will advance quantum technology, boost digital connectivity and strengthen network resilience against cyber threats.

Blighter Surveillance Systems has further boosted the stealth characteristics of its e-scan radars to better serve the growing number of developers of crewed and autonomous multisensor surveillance vehicles and platforms.

The security of key military sites will be strengthened as Defence personnel will be given stronger powers to defeat drones near bases as part of new measures being introduced in the Armed Forces Bill.

Viasat today launched its next-generation satellite service portfolio, engineered to meet the evolving demands for government uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) operations worldwide, including intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), emergency response and special operations.

UK battery pack manufacturer Alexander Battery Technologies (ABT), has set out a clearer framework for how OEMs can approach battery development.

The search for the UK’s next defence unicorn has kicked off with the launch of a bespoke £20 million fund to offer accelerated contracts to small, innovative British startups who have had limited or no business with the Ministry of Defence.

Lincoln based specialists in Radio Frequency (RF) and drone detection technologies, Metis, have launched their latest detection product, Skyperion Lightweight.