by Emily Dimery | Oct 6, 2025 | Industry, Aerospace, Defence, Events
On DSEI-eve (8 September), not a creature was stirring except for the House (of Commons) with the long-awaited publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Making Defence an Engine for Growth. The paper arrives nine months after the Strategy’s Statement of...
by Emily Dimery | Oct 2, 2025 | Defence, Industry, Aerospace
2 October 2025 – WEAF, the premier supply chain organisation supporting aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing for the South West, is delighted to announce that it has formally signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC). The AFC is a promise from the nation...
by Emily Dimery | Sep 29, 2025 | Aerospace, Defence, Events, Industry
SKF is renowned for manufacturing high-quality self-lubricating spherical plain bearings, journal bearings, and rod ends. The company is also a key WEAF collaborator and long-term sponsor, including this year, of the WEAF Gala Dinner. Based in Clevedon, North...
by Emily Dimery | Sep 24, 2025 | Industry, Member, Aerospace, Defence, Events
WEAF, the premier supply chain organisation supporting aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing across the South West, is championing Gloucestershire’s role as a leading innovation hub. This comes at a crucial time as the UK’s Defence Industrial Strategy has...
by Emily Dimery | Sep 18, 2025 | Technology, Aerospace, Defence, Events, Industry
Amidst the energy of the Royal Marine band, the persistent buzz of tube strikes, and a record number of attendees, this year’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) was a dynamic and at times challenging event. For many attendees, the central question...