The first of 11 overhead cranes, each spanning up to 35 metres, has arrived at Sheffield Forgemasters’ New Machine Shop site from GH Cranes’ manufacturing facility in Northern Spain. The crane is one of two 150/40-tonne capacity cranes, with an...
Boeing has completed the first phase of flight testing for the KC-46A Remote Vision System 2.0 upgrade. Following lab development, this flight testing demonstrated the system’s maturity and validated the ground-breaking optical performance of the ruggedised cameras, as well as...
ADS, the trade association representing the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, and the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation between the UK and Japanese defence industries. Signed during...
Make UK and Make UK Defence will, for the first time, host a joint pavilion at Advanced Engineering 2026, bringing together two of the UK’s most influential industrial advocates in a single, visible platform. The move reflects their shared role...
The Defence Manufacturing and Materials Expo comes to Katowice for the very first time on 28th and 29th April 2027. This event is where industrial capacity meets industrial demand, uniting defence manufacturers, materials suppliers, component producers, and procurement leaders. No...
At the inaugural meeting of the anti-ballistic coalition at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Airbus Defence and Space, Destinus, MBDA Deutschland, Safran Electronics & Defense, and Thales signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to establish the Bliksem...
Manufacturing has long had a hierarchy problem. It tends to celebrate the dramatic moments (the cut, the cast, the mould, the print, the assembly) while sometimes treating polishing and grinding as something that happens afterwards, somewhere downstream, in the realm...
As the UK Government unveils its new Defence Investment Plan, Advanced Engineering is urging the sector to focus on the real challenge ahead: not just investment, but delivery. The Government’s newly published Defence Investment Plan sets out £15 billion in additional...
Defence Preparedness Depends on Skills as well as Systems, says Didactic Services : Recent warnings from senior defence leaders have highlighted the importance of readiness and resilience in an increasingly uncertain security environment. While discussions often focus on equipment, platforms...
Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Under the MoU, Airbus, in cooperation with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, will analyse opportunities to work on a Japanese anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone, Europe’s first Large Long...
