ASCEND - Aerospace and Automotive Supply Chain Enabled Development
GKN Aerospace with Airborne, Assyst Bulmer, Cygnet Texkimp, Syensqo, DES Composites, FAR-UK, Hexcel, Hive Composites, LMAT, Loop Technology, McLaren Automotive, National Composites Centre, Rafinex, Sigmatex, and Axillium Research
GKN Aerospace is leading a UK industry consortium called ASCEND (Aerospace and Automotive Supply Chain Enabled Development) to develop and accelerate composite material and process technologies for the next generation of energy efficient aircraft and future mobility.
Kratos
Solus Power with Qinetiq
Kratos is an off-grid modular rapid charging and energy storage system engineered to excel in the most demanding environments.
Project Skymast
SPL (Stratospheric Platforms Ltd) with Britten Norman, Marshall, Cambridge Consultants, BT
A winner in our Data & Connectivity category, Project Skymast promises to transform mobile data services through its phased-array telecoms antenna.
Smarter Testing - Data-driven Virtual+Real testing platform
Airbus Operations Ltd, Dassault Systemes
The Smarter Testing project aims to seamlessly integrate physical and virtual testing processes for aerospace materials and components.
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...