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<br /> <br /> ADVANCING UK AEROSPACE, DEFENCE, SECURITY & SPACE SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE<br /> ADVANCE<br /> MARCH - MAY 2026<br /> WHY SPACE<br /> NEEDS TO<br /> ROCKET<br /> AIRBUS CHIEF ANALYSES THIS<br /> CRUCIAL DOMAIN FOR DEFENCE<br /> PAGE 10<br /> AEROSPACE<br /> 30: Northern Irish<br /> eyes are smiling<br /> DEFENCE<br /> 18: Production hots up<br /> to cope with threats<br /> SECURITY<br /> 36: Digital solution<br /> born out of conflict<br /> SPACE<br /> 41: Looking at water in<br /> a different light<br /> www.adsadvance.co.uk<br /> Stronger<br /> together<br /> With a network of over 12,000 suppliers,<br /> including innovative SMEs, Babcock delivers<br /> the quality and resilience that keep critical<br /> operations moving. We’re committed to<br /> partnering with SMEs to drive innovation<br /> and create value across our operations. By<br /> fostering collaboration and ensuring fair,<br /> transparent opportun<a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=1"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=2"> ADVANCING UK AEROSPACE, DEFENCE, SECURITY & SPACE</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=3"> Stronger together With a network of over 12,000 s</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=4"> WELCOME T his year, 2026, has already proven to b</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=5"> VL MICA GROUND BASED AIR DEFENCE </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=6"> CONTENTS BRIEFING 04 A selection of news from ADS</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=7"> ADS BRIEFING Heathrow improved check-in with new </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=8"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=9"> BRIEFING </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=10"> HOW WILL THE FUTURE OF PRECISION STRIKE START IN </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=11"> CPI EDB delivers the power in Microwave and RF </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=12"> BRIEFING </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=13"> FROM THE TOP Space has become important for the U</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=14"> THE APEX OF AVIAtION BOOK YOUR PASS </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=15"> FROM THE TOP </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=16"> Backed by more than 9 million flight hours, GA-ASI</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=17"> DEFENCE A growing number of small companies are s</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=18"> What if... ...you could be certain of every new </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=19"> DEFENCE </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=20"> WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER THE ARMY THE NATION N</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=21"> DEFENCE UK-based Chemring is stepping up its pr</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=22"> MILITARY intens</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=23"> DEFENCE Boeing's action plan for SMEs Self-imp</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=24"> SMES Cox said: “We v</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=25"> DEFENCE </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=26"> AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEFENSE. </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=27"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=28"> AEROSPACE A strategic decision to focus on indust</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=29"> AEROSPACE DroneWorks is a collaboration between</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=30"> MILITARY With the Tempest fighter that will em</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=31"> AEROSPACE HAWK EYES REPLACEMENT EFFO</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=32"> TRAINERS trainer for</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=33"> AEROSPACE It's no secret that Northern Ireland</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=34"> CLUSTERS Top: Joanne Liddle </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=35"> AEROSPACE </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=36"> why choose any other case? rotationally moulded,</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=37"> UNLOCKING BUSINESS ADVANTAGE ADS represents busin</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=38"> SECURITY Delegates at Security & Policing 2026 wi</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=39"> SECURITY Who do you think you're talking to? Th</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=40"> RISK ASSESSMENT It has already been </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=41"> SPECIAL REPORT There are challenges on all sides</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=42"> RECRUITMENT and attr</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=43"> SPECIAL REPORT </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=44"> SPACE Water wings: Artist's impression of a ESA </a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=45"> SPACE The new Westcott Space Hub in Buckinghams</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=46"> ROUND-UP New backing for space manufacturing r</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=47"> MY WORKING WEEK Caroline Keenan Marcelle Nether</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=48"> THE RUNWAY TO TOMORROW. Parker Aerospace is movin</a> <a title="ADVANCE March-May 2026 page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/446a63e6?page=49"> HOW WILL THE FUTURE OF PRECISION STRIKE START IN </a>