Brexit: Will no deal ground aircraft in March 2019?
Brexit: Will no deal ground aircraft in March 2019?
As the date of the UK’s exit from the European Union comes closer without agreement on an orderly withdrawal, more focus is […]
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FIA18 Recap – Combat Air Strategy
FIA18 Recap – Combat Air Strategy
During Farnborough International Airshow, the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson launched the long-anticipated combat air strategy and used the Airshow as a platform […]
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FIA18 RECAP – Brexit and Beyond
FIA18 RECAP – Brexit and Beyond
One of the major themes that was prominent through Farnborough Airshow was the dreaded ‘B’ word, Brexit. However coupled with speeches made […]
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Labour’s vision for defence
Labour’s vision for defence
Yesterday Nia Griffith, Shadow Defence Secretary for the Labour Party, provided insight into the party’s position on the future of UK’s defence […]
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MPs Champion Combat Air in Defence Questions
MPs Champion Combat Air in Defence Questions
Yesterday in the House of Commons, Members of Parliament questioned the Government on priorities for the UK defence industry and Combat Air. […]
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Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked
Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked
Today The Guardian reports that some UK business organisations have joined with Opposition parties Labour and the Liberal Democrats in calling on […]
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House of Commons Defence Committee Highlights Importance of Defence Co-operation
House of Commons Defence Committee Highlights Importance of Defence Co-operation
On Friday 8th June the House of Commons Defence Committee published a report on the UK Government’s proposals for a future security […]
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Securing the Future: The UK’s new counter-terrorism strategy
Securing the Future: The UK’s new counter-terrorism strategy
A firm response to the 2017 terrorist attacks On Sunday 3rd June 2018 the UK marked one year since the horrific London […]
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Trump, steel and protectionism
Trump, steel and protectionism
After originally exempting the EU, Canada and Mexico from steel and aluminium import tariffs, the US removed their exemptions today. All three […]
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Will the UK launch its own Galileo?
Will the UK launch its own Galileo?
Last week saw increasingly active discussion of the UK’s future in Galileo, the EU’s global navigation satellite system. On Monday, the Defence […]
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Civil drones: the world of the future
Civil drones: the world of the future
They have been the subject of science fiction for decades, but drones are arriving on our shores in ever-increasing numbers. As the […]
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Aerospace All Party Parliamentary Group visits Cranfield University
Aerospace All Party Parliamentary Group visits Cranfield University
Last week the Aerospace All Party Parliamentary Group, chaired by Chris Matheson MP, were welcomed to the world renowned Cranfield University, by […]
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Staying in EASA, ECHA isn’t cherry picking, it stands on precedent
Staying in EASA, ECHA isn’t cherry picking, it stands on precedent
In her Mansion House speech in March, the PM said that the UK would like to stay in three European Union agencies: […]
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Prosperity from Space: A British Success Story
Prosperity from Space: A British Success Story
Today UK Space published a Space Growth Partnership strategy document outlining the important collaboration between Government and industry when it comes to […]
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Apprentices: Engineering Our Future
Apprentices: Engineering Our Future
The annual ADS Apprenticeship Reception was held in the House of Commons last week which celebrated the important role of the 12,000 […]
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