Aerospace

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who announced the new Lightweight Manufacturing Centre in front of 130 aerospace industry representatives – image courtesy of AFRC.

Lightweight materials hub to drive Scottish innovation

Rolls-Royce to lead the regeneration of the surplus areas of its site at Ansty, near Coventry - image courtesy of Pixabay

Rolls-Royce announce £150m to double jet-engine production

How bees see colour. A macro view of the head of a bee showing its compound eyes and its three ocelli on the top of its head - stock image courtesy of APS.

Bees’ colour perception may deliver evolutionary jump in camera and sensor technology

The Long March-5 rocket was launched from the new Wenchang spaceport (pictured). Image courtesy of CASC.

Long March 5 rocket fails minutes after launch

An Apache attack helicopter was outfitted with a laser weapon pod. Image courtesy of Raytheon.

Laser Apache helicopter tested for the first time

UK aerospace - 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (pictured) will be sold to VietJet. Image courtesy of Boeing.

Paris Air Show delivers £13bn boost to UK aerospace

Airbus Helicopters ‘Racer’ (Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft) was unveiled at this week’s Paris Air Show - image courtesy of University of Nottingham.

Nottingham Uni develops revolutionary new aircraft wing

Industry 4.0 concept, smart factory with icon flow automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies.

Digital Transformation

The future of PLM: creating the “Things” for the Internet of Things

An F-15 fighter jet. Image courtesy of the US Air Force.

US sells Qatar $12bn of F-15 jets despite political dispute

Robotics - The newly upgraded KUKA Titan robot at the AMRC’s Factory 2050 - image courtesy of AMRC.

AMRC project a step-change in aerospace robotics

The ICON A5 aircraft is a newly released plane focussed on safety. Image courtesy of ICON Aircraft.

Safety-focussed ICON A5 suffers fatal crash