Plextek-DTS mmWave e-scan radar device will play its role in countering the malicious UAS threat

Miniature drone detection radar

February 17, 2020 | Defence & Military Technology

Defence industry competition narrows down contenders to develop sensing technology to hunt down hostile drones The UK’s Defence And Security Acce... read more
IMechE and RAF Museum Cosford celebrate UK aviation engineering heritage represented by the Supermarine Spitfire

Iconic war plane gains engineering award

February 14, 2020 | Industry Bodies

Pioneering engineering played a significant part for the Supermarine Spitfire in gaining an Engineering Heritage Award. The institution of Mechanic... read more
A 440N modal shaker provided random vibration input to the wing tip to replicate the required payload profile

Wing Tests Widen Envelope For Turkish Flight Operator

January 22, 2020 | Vibration Testing

Engineering company in Turkey solves flight operator dilemma of increasing wing loads without limiting flight envelope. Aircraft wing modal testing... read more
Path optimisation simulation could take additive manufacturing out of prototyping workshops and into volume production

A step in time for industrialising AM

January 8, 2020 | Aerospace Testing

Path optimisation software aims to solve overheating and improve yield to take additive manufacturing out of the lab and onto the shop floor. The D... read more
Autonomously controlled Phoenix long endurance high altitude aircraft

Autonomy at high altitude

January 6, 2020 | Aerospace Testing

The "Phoenix" aims to take autonomous variable buoyancy powered craft to higher altitudes to operate like satellites in low orbit. The UK’s Manuf... read more