Şunun için etiket arşivi: Sarah Jones

The UK government will invest £250 million ($340 million) in next-generation clean aviation technologies, aiming to advance zero-emission flying, laser-beam manufacturing, and innovations to reduce aircraft drag. The initiative is part of a broader effort to boost Britain’s aerospace sector and drive decarbonisation.

The new R&D funding, to be announced by Industry Minister Sarah Jones at the Paris Airshow, will support collaborative projects involving Airbus, Rolls-Royce, smaller firms, and academic institutions. It includes efforts to:

• Develop infrastructure for liquid hydrogen testing

• Advance fuel cell systems

• Create lightweight, sustainable materials

The investment is designed to attract private capital, generate high-skill jobs, and prepare UK supply chains for the future of green aviation.

Jones emphasized the need to support not only large manufacturers but also smaller startups:

“Getting the supply chain of smaller businesses ready is the challenge, and that’s what we want to build up in the UK.”

The announcement comes ahead of a new industrial strategy to be unveiled later this month, focused on scaling up defence and advanced manufacturing.

Airbus UK chairman John Harrison welcomed the funding, calling it a crucial catalyst for innovation and sustainability:

“Initiatives like these are absolutely critical to accelerating our decarbonisation journey and advancing sustainable, cutting-edge manufacturing.”