BAE Systems’ latest results show a sales increase of nine per cent to £10.6bn and a corresponding percentage point rise in the dividend to 7p.

Rice University scientists developed a method to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that makes the material suitable for construction.

Volkswagen’s (VW’s) Autoeuropa factory in Palmela, Portugal, is using the same technology as that used to dock spacecraft to control its automobile assembly line.

A light-based sensing device that is worn like a plaster could lead to a non-invasive way for patients to monitor their health.

In a breakthrough for optical computing, researchers have used graphene to confine light to the smallest possible space, just one atom wide.

BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies has been awarded £100m to supply Artisan radar systems to the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers.

The US Navy is preparing to test out a new camera developed to provide submarine commanders with an instant view of surrounding waters.

Broens Aerospace was recently awarded a Purchase Order by GE to design and build tooling mandrels required to manufacture the engine bypass duct for the F136 engine program.

Thales has signed a contract with Intermarine to supply its Sonar 2093 system to the Italian Navy’s Gaeta-class mine-hunting fleet.