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.

UK aerospace sector welcomes manufacturing strategy

03-Jul-2009 The government’s new manufacturing strategy will provide direction and support across the sector

2012 Olympic Games provide big opportunities

10-Jun-2009 London is one of the great world cities and the organisers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Successful test of probe for future planetary research

09-Mar-2009 An astral scientific research plays a key role on a “mission that is set to reveal many secrets about unexplored areas of the moon.”

Space “Drum” uses sound for ultra-pure experiments

06-Feb-2009 An innovative container-less chemical reactor, pioneered by a space research team in Canada with help from UK scientists, has been installed on the international space station.

Safer runway system on track at Heathrow Airport

06-Feb-2009 The world’s busiest international airport, Heathrow, has installed a state-of-the-art radar system to further improve safety.

Cutting edge advance for aerospace engineers

08-Jan-2009 Water-jet cutting technology is one of the fastest growing, major machine tool processes in the world because of its versatility and ease of operation.

Solving the radar danger of wind turbines

08-Jan-2009 Huge wind-farm turbine blades are causing serious problems to the aviation industry.

Aircraft could be the aviation transport of the future

15-Dec-2008 Revolutionary “flying wing” aircraft could be the aviation transport of the future.

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