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New Typhoon electronic warfare radar takes first flight

New Typhoon electronic warfare radar takes first flight

An advanced new radar that will equip Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots with the ability to locate, identify and suppress enemy air defences has taken to the skies for the first time, BAE Systems has announced.  This significant achievement saw the prototype of the...

Unleash the true potential of NC programs with Vericut Optimizer

Unleash the true potential of NC programs with Vericut Optimizer

Vericut Optimizer is a new stand-alone software solution that maximises the potential of CNC machining programs. Users of Vericut Optimizer will discover the power of data-driven optimisation strategies and tool paths that work with both speed and precision. While...

Introducing WEAF’s new Communications  Consultant

Introducing WEAF’s new Communications Consultant

We are pleased to welcome Helen Haxell-White to the WEAF team. Helen joins from Leonardo, where she led external communications for the company’s UK helicopters business in Yeovil. At Leonardo Helen managed several corporate campaigns for the aerospace and defence...

UK Company Sole Bidder for £1bn MOD Helicopter Project

UK Company Sole Bidder for £1bn MOD Helicopter Project

Yeovil-based helicopter manufacturer Leonardo has been left as the sole bidder for a major defence contract worth up to £1bn. It comes after both Airbus and Lockheed Martin withdrew from the tendering process to construct a new medium helicopter (NMH) for the Ministry...

Advanced Manufacturing lunch – Embassy of Belgium

Advanced Manufacturing lunch – Embassy of Belgium

We are pleased to announce an exclusive invitation to its members for the Advanced Manufacturing Roundtable Lunch, hosted by Flanders Make and Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). This event aims to foster collaboration and partnerships between Flanders Make and...

Defence Supplier Capability Development Programme

Defence Supplier Capability Development Programme

An exciting new programme funded by the Ministry of Defence to provide business improvement support to UK based Small and Medium enterprises and Mid-tier suppliers in the defence sector supply chain. We are delighted to announce that the full application process for...

Broder Metals: A Sustainable Voice for the Metals Industry

Broder Metals: A Sustainable Voice for the Metals Industry

WEAF Member's Broder Metals Group Limited have recently featured in Global Sustainability Magazine. Find out more about their new Broder Powder Division (Additive Manufacturing) by following the link below. Broder Metals - Global Sustainability Magazine-compressed...

Airbus ships third service module for Artemis moon mission

Airbus ships third service module for Artemis moon mission

Airbus ships third service module for Artemis moon mission Orion’s third European Service Module (ESM-3) is leaving Airbus’ facilities in Bremen, Germany, and heading to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be assembled and tested with the Crew...