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Farnborough Air Show: UK aerospace flying high

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From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Published
10 July 2012
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

10 Jul 2012

The latest £120 million investment from government and industry in aerospace research and technology was announced by Business Secretary Vince Cable at the Farnborough International Air Show today. The new funding, part of a total £200 million investment in aerospace since 2011, was announced alongside publication of _Reach for the Skies: a strategic vision for UK aerospace. _

The funding, for the virtual UK Centre for Aerodynamics, will support:

  • Capability building work to develop and establish the UK’s intellectual leadership in aerodynamics;

  • £28.2 million of Government funding for six innovative new aerodynamics projects;

  • A new Technology Strategy Board competition for collaborative research projects - £20 million in Government funding will be matched by up to £20 million from business.

Universities and Science Minister David Willetts also used his speech at Farnborough to position the UK as a launch pad for future space travel. He also highlighted the powerful economic growth potential that the £9.1 billion UK space industry has to offer.

Farnborough Air Show

Published 10 July 2012