Aerospace & Defence
£1.7 million funding boost for Orkney-based net zero regional aviation project
A project set to deliver the blueprint for net zero regional aviation in the UK has secured £1.7 million funding and added three new partners as it enters the next phase of development.
Funding to support space exploration using Moon resources and nuclear power
The UK Space Agency is investing in projects that could revolutionise our ability to journey deeper into space – and even travel to Mars – safely and efficiently, using remote technologies and supplies found in space to sustain astronauts and spacecraft.
AutoFlight achieves world’s longest eVTOL flight
AutoFlight has achieved the world’s longest eVTOL flight in history with distance of 155 miles on a single charge of the aircraft’s lithium-ion batteries.
UK companies to provide services for future Moon missions
The UK Space Agency has announced over £50 million for UK companies to develop communication and navigation services for missions to the Moon.
The world’s first, and fastest, crewed flying car is unveiled
Alauda Aeronautics is seeking OEM partners to join it in a motorsport revolution, as it unveils the Airspeeder Mk4 – the world’s first, and fastest, crewed flying car.
Changi Airport to test autonomous loading and unloading of luggage
Aurrigo International plc, an international provider of transport technology solutions, has signed a formal partnership agreement with Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd for the continued joint development and testing of the company's autonomous vehicles, Auto-Dolly and Auto-DollyTug and its airport simulation software platform Auto-Sim.
SpaceX tests its most powerful rocket yet!
SpaceX has performed a crucial test of its new Starship rocket system, conducting a ‘static fire’ ignition of its 33 raptor engines.
Ensuring resilience in air force base infrastructure
The resilience of power systems against interruption or damage caused by hostile electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats is nowhere more important than in critical defence infrastructure such as air force bases. Here, Paul Currie, Director at MPE Ltd, discusses.
RF technology specialist increases its business development team
To continue its growth into the space and defence industries, RF-to-mmWave designer and manufacturer Filtronic has expanded its team of business development experts.
Levelling-up boost for the UK space sector with new funding for growth
Eighteen projects aimed at boosting the UK space sector are to receive funding from the UK Space Agency.