Aerospace & Defence

Future spaceflight will be made easier and cheaper, following a partnership with the US to help cut red tape and boost opportunities in the UK, signed by the Transport Secretary this week in Washington.

On January 25, 2022, Oshkosh Defence unveiled the first ever silent drive hybrid-electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).

Royal Mail has set out its ambition to scale up its use of drone technology and create more than 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval, as part of a partnership with Windracers, the logistics drone company.

The UK has long been a pioneer in space technology. From the development of early rocket technology to the first 150lb microsatellite, UK heritage speaks to the demand and opportunities of the commercial space age.

INVOLI and the Swiss Federation of Civil Drones (SFCD) have announced a collaboration to promote the use of drone Remote ID trackers among SFCD members. The collaboration will extend to offer INVOLI’s air traffic surveillance infrastructure to provide air risk collision mitigation services to drone operators in Switzerland, in compliance with U-space regulations.

2Excel Aviation and IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) have completed a demonstration of IAI's Maritime Heron UAS, or unmanned aircraft system, in a series of live, Beyond Visual Line of Sight maritime search and ISR – intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance – scenarios. The demonstration was based out of West Wales Airport in Aberporth, Wales.

As part of a three-year mission two satellites will operate close to Earth experimenting and test imaging and interoperability.

CycloTech and Yamato Holdings have created a mid-class cargo eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft capable of precision landing in confined areas and able to handle challenging wind conditions.

National Space Day was created to inspire all of us in the pursuit of knowledge and progress. With that in mind, here are 10 thrilling books that explore old and new space missions, the technology behind them and the people who assisted along the way.

This National Space Day lets lift off and explore some of the biggest events in space history. These events have been made possible due to incredible contributions to all disciplines of engineering. From avionics, to electronics, and software and design to rockets, engineering has turned space exploration dreams into reality.