Aerospace

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UK’s industrial strategy must boost defence sector

L – Steve Grundy, head of production; C – Tony Bermingham, managing director; R – Tony Smith, health & safety manager, with the five new apprentices (all EDM).

EDM launches new apprenticeship scheme

Dr. Paddy Neumann, chief scientist and founder of Neumann Space and creator of the Neumann Drive ion rocket, studied aerospace engineering and physics at the University of Sydney - image courtesy of Neumann Space.

Revolutionary ion rocket can be fuelled by space junk and get to “Mars and back on one tank”

A photo from The Manufacturer MX Awards (TMMX Awards) 2015 in Birmingham - image courtesy of TM. The biggest manufacturing awards in the uk.

Don’t miss the biggest celebration of UK manufacturing

The huge spar was designed by Cranfield MSc students to test the capability of the new WAAM machine - image courtesy of Cranfield - metal 3D printed part

The largest metal 3D printed part ever made?

The immediate and visible costs of a cycbersecurity breach can be less significant than the hidden and long term costs - image courtesy of Pixabay

Cybersecurity is not a tech problem

Introducing the Mine Kafon Drone, an airborne drone for detecting land mines - image courtesy of Mine Kafon Foundation and Kickstarter

De-mining drones aim to rid the world of land mines within 10 years

India will buy 36 Dassault Rafale jets. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - Tim Felce

Dassault signs joint partnership for Indian aerospace manufacturing

FSL Aerospace is a leading supplier of fasteners, fixings and associated components - image courtesy of FSL Aerospace.

Soaring turnover sees FSL Aerospace aim even higher

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Airbus to bring all its operations under one wing

The SpaceX ITS is one possible way humans could reach Mars in coming years. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

SpaceX unveils Mars colonization plans