Aerospace

  • T-50 bid searches for a British factory floor

    T-50 bid searches for a British factory floor

    Lockheed Martin and KAI are now seeking British production depth. Their T-50 proposal could connect aircraft assembly with simulators, software, maintenance, upgrades, and wider supply-chain participation.

  • Ghost Bat brings working hardware to Europe’s CCA race

    Ghost Bat brings working hardware to Europe’s CCA race

    Ghost Bat has brought proven collaborative combat hardware to Europe. Boeing must now convert flight-test maturity into affordable production, weapons integration, and support across several prospective customer configurations.

  • AR6 pushes British drone production into the heavy-lift bracket

    AR6 pushes British drone production into the heavy-lift bracket

    TEKEVER has unveiled a British heavy-lift autonomous aircraft for production. The AR6 targets payloads above 200kg, with manufacturing planned at the company’s Swindon hub.

  • KAAN engine clearance unlocks production but not propulsion sovereignty

    KAAN engine clearance unlocks production but not propulsion sovereignty

    US engine clearance keeps Türkiye’s KAAN fighter programme moving forward. Imported propulsion protects the near-term schedule while domestic engine development remains the central sovereignty challenge.

  • Brontanax puts British combat air back on the factory floor

    Brontanax puts British combat air back on the factory floor

    BAE Systems has unveiled Britain’s first domestically designed collaborative aircraft. Brontanax now faces the harder transition from rapid prototype development to affordable, repeatable production.

  • MV250 turns hybrid lift into tactical power

    MV250 turns hybrid lift into tactical power

    BETA’s MV250 combines hybrid lift, autonomy, and tactical electrical power. Its production case rests on sharing ALIA tooling and suppliers while controlling military modifications, high-voltage systems, and mission-specific certification.

  • Red Hawk bid puts Britain on the assembly line

    Red Hawk bid puts Britain on the assembly line

    Britain’s Red Hawk bid places domestic assembly behind trainer renewal. The proposal joins aircraft production with simulators, software, sovereign support, and the transition from Hawk T2 to a more demanding combat-air training system.

  • Indonesia’s M-346 order builds a domestic support base

    Indonesia’s M-346 order builds a domestic support base

    Indonesia’s M-346 order anchors a wider domestic aerospace support programme. The 12-aircraft package extends from flight training into maintenance, overhaul, simulator integration, software support, and workforce development.

  • Britain’s eVTOL milestone begins in the blade factory

    Britain’s eVTOL milestone begins in the blade factory

    Vertical Aerospace has publicly flown its full-scale tilt-rotor demonstrator aircraft. The Farnborough flight showcased composite rotor blades developed with NCC and a UK supply chain being prepared for certification, repeatability, and eventual rate production.

  • Fifty hot-section parts become a handful in TJ150 test

    Fifty hot-section parts become a handful in TJ150 test

    Pratt & Whitney has tested a largely additively manufactured engine. The TJ150 demonstration consolidated more than 50 hot-section components, shifting attention towards repeatable print quality, inspection, post-processing, and production economics.