The UK has the second biggest aerospace industry in the world in terms of employment.
It has an outstanding track-record for international collaborations such as the Airbus consortium on civil aircraft, the Eurofighter Typhoon programme and the Joint Strike Fighter programme with the USA.
More recently the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers have selected UK-built Rolls-Royce engines for top aircraft programmes such as the A380 and 787 Dreamliner, while UK suppliers have chosen been for crucial elements of other engine programmes.
Read about key strengths of the UK aerospace sector including wing assembly, composites and supply chain in our UK aerospace capability brochure.
Browse case studies for aerospace companies that have already come to the UK and find out how UK Trade & Investment has helped them.
