A joint framework between RAF and Boeing will explore sustainable aviation opportunities on the Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The joint framework will focus on life cycle assessments, end-of-service aircraft value capture, digital tools to optimise flying activity, and environmentally sustainable maintenance activities. The initiative follows release of the Defence Aviation Net Zero ...
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has adopted a new approach to cyber security in its capability programmes, called Secure by Design. Launched at the end of July 2023, this approach is designed to transform the way the MoD builds cyber security into systems and capabilities. Secure by Design will fundamentally change ...
Ball Systems has announced its aerospace business has been bought by UK defence contractor BAE Systems. The deal, worth some £4.4Bn sees the division of Ball that supplies parts to the James Webb telescope and US fighter jets, come into the BAE System Corporation. Ball Aerospace is a leading provider of spacecraft, ...
In partnership with BAE, QinetiQ’s Airborne Technology Demonstrator has delivered a landmark trial of future radar and sense integration capabilities. The Airborne Technology Demonstrator (ATD), part of a Long Term Partnering Agreement with the MOD, has conducted a flight test with the combat aircraft nose system (fast jet radome) installed onto the ...
January 6, 2025
How boosting sustainability bolsters resilience and creates a competitive advantage
Emma Fitzgerald, UK and Ireland defence director at AECOM, explains how making sustainable changes to the defence sector estate can
September 1, 2023
Land - Second life for military body armour
Supported by the DASA funding and run by veterans, a London-based green tech start-up has developed a process to recycle
