What Does the UK’s £6 Billion Commitment Mean for Aerospace Engineering? The UK’s most ambitious aerospace programme in a generation has reached a critical moment. The UK government is preparing a £6 billion funding package for the Global Combat Air Programme. This is a sixth-generation stealth fighter. The UK develops it jointly with Japan and […]
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How Does Engineering Determine Where a Football Actually Goes? Every four years, the FIFA World Cup brings the world’s greatest players onto the biggest stage. It also launches one of sport’s most compelling engineering experiments. Adidas designs a new official match ball for every tournament. Each new design changes the aerodynamics, the flight characteristics and
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What Does It Take to Design and Build a Purpose-Built Test Solution? Developing a bespoke test rig is a significant engineering undertaking. It demands the same rigour, discipline and analytical depth as the design of the system being tested. However, it is also one of the most rewarding engineering challenges — because when a well-designed
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Why Does Metal-to-Metal Contact Cause Such Destructive Wear? Most engineers encounter metal galling at some point in their career. However, few fully understand what it is, why it happens, or why it can be so difficult to predict and prevent. Metal galling is not simply surface wear. It is a fundamentally different failure mechanism —
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Why Are Composites and Additive Manufacturing Reshaping the Future of Flight? The way aircraft are designed and built is changing faster than at any point in a generation. Writing in The Engineer, Jacqueline Castle, Chief Technology Officer at the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), sets out a compelling case. Advances in composite materials and additive manufacturing
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What Does Britain’s Historic Grid Milestone Mean for Engineering? Britain’s electricity grid has reached a landmark moment. In April 2026, generation from fossil fuels fell below 1 GW for the first time ever. New analysis from Drax Electric Insights, produced independently by academics from Imperial College London, reveals just how rapidly Britain’s power system is
What Makes a Bespoke Test Rig the Right Engineering Solution? Every engineering programme reaches a point where something must be proven. A component must demonstrate it can handle the loads. A system must show it performs under real operating conditions. A design must prove it survives the environment it was built for. This is where
Why Is the UK Losing Engineering Expertise — and What Can Businesses Do About It? The UK engineering sector faces a structural challenge that is getting harder to ignore. Over 50,000 engineering roles currently sit unfilled across the UK — and the situation is expected to worsen. Furthermore, EngineeringUK data shows the sector needs more
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