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AEROSPACE<br />
31: Robot workforce<br />
on the market<br />
DEFENCE<br />
14: Spring role that's<br />
all in the family<br />
SECURITY<br />
32: Joined up approach<br />
to the cyber threat<br />
SPACE<br />
42: Funding boost for<br />
Welsh missions<br />
Stronger<br />
together<br />
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<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=2"> Stronger together With a network of over 12,000 s</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=3"> WELCOME T his past year has been nothing short of</a>
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<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=5"> CONTENTS BRIEFING 04 A selection of news from ADS</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=6"> ADS BRIEFING Hydrogen-electric aircraft funding g</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=7"> THE CRATE ESCAPE Every box tells a story. Every d</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=8"> BRIEFING </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=9"> CONNECTING AND PROTECTING OUR WORLD With three m</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=10"> Backed by more than 9 million flight hours, GA-ASI</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=11"> FROM THE TOP `Today, the challenge is one of prod</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=12"> FROM THE TOP </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=13"> High Performance AESA Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=14"> FROM THE TOP </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=15"> Runflat The world’s only multi piece rubber runf</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=16"> DEFENCE Stress test: Loading springs f</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=17"> </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=18"> DEFENCE </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=19"> C M Y CM MY CY CMY K AdvanceADS-July25.ai 1 23/0</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=20"> DEFENCE Investments in the UK and European d</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=21"> INVESTMENTS </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=22"> DEFENCE CONTRACT POINTS... C </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=23"> SMES processes. These steps will, of co</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=24"> DEFENCE </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=25"> Advancing the Future Together Based on long-stan</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=26"> DEFENCE The Proteus rotary wing uncrewed air</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=27"> UNCREWED AIR SYSTEMS High flyer: Artist's </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=28"> AEROSPACE Can the UK propel its MRO into the big </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=29"> A dedicated PR powerhouse serving the global defe</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=30"> AEROSPACE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 to cope with d</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=31"> MRO Tsunami of demand: Andreas Reimer is p</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=32"> AEROSPACE A s</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=33"> INNOVATION Investment bank Morgan Stanley says</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=34"> SECURITY Cyberattacks on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=35"> The Official UK Government Global Security Event </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=36"> EVENTS The Home Office's annual flagship event fo</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=37"> S&P 2026 Scenes from an</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=38"> EVENTS </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=39"> </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=40"> TECHNOLOGY A new study reveals a quiet revoluti</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=41"> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IMAGE: IALLSORTZ </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=42"> SPACE Astroscale UK sees a bright future in spac</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=43"> IN-ORBIT SERVICES An artist's imp</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=44"> SPACE Funding boosts Welsh space opportunities</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=45"> ROUND-UP Welsh landing: Llanbedr Airfield is ho</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=46"> MY WORKING WEEK Donna Sinnick Marcelle Netherso</a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=47"> Defence iQ presents </a>
<a title="ADVANCE-December2025-February2026 page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/53a3e86d?page=48"> CONNECTING AND PROTECTING OUR WORLD With three m</a>