
Farnborough opens with $48.8bn in orders and £7.7bn for UK industry
Farnborough Airshow 2026 opened with $48.8bn in orders and £7.7bn of work for UK aerospace. What day one's blockbuster deals mean for UK suppliers.

Farnborough Airshow 2026 opened with $48.8bn in orders and £7.7bn of work for UK aerospace. What day one's blockbuster deals mean for UK suppliers.

Vertical Aerospace will build its flying taxis in Britain after a £10m boost, creating 1,000 jobs and up to 3,000 more in the SME-heavy supply chain.

Netflix extends Goalhanger's Rest Is Football Netflix deal to 2028 after its World Cup No. 1 run. What the podcast firm's streaming win teaches UK SMEs.

Topgolf founders Steve and Dave Jolliffe land $55m from Bluestone for Poolhouse and its BillyQ pool technology. What it means for UK hospitality SME

UKREiiF will launch its first overseas event in Australia in 2027, exporting the Leeds model behind £4bn of UK deals. What it means for UK business…

Manchester tops the SAS AI Cities Index 2026 for a third year. What the UK's most AI-ready city, and fast risers Southampton and Derby, mean for…

Ministers unveil £62m in UK space funding for satellite communications and innovation. How SMEs and start-ups can apply, plus key deadlines to note.

Water Discovery Challenge names 20 finalists winning £100,000 each from a £7.5m fund, opening the UK water sector to SMEs, from water fleas to moon tech.

Trump Media's Truth API will sell trading firms millisecond access to the president's market-moving Truth Social posts. What it means for UK firms.

SpaceX shares have fallen below their $135 IPO price for the first time, leaving UK retail investors who spent £271m in the float nursing paper losses.

Stripe and Advent International have made a $53bn takeover bid for PayPal. What the deal could mean for the fees and payment tools UK SMEs rely…

Monumental has raised $32m led by Khosla Ventures to scale its robot bricklayers in the UK, where builders are 20,000 bricklayers short of housing targets.

Farnborough Airshow 2026 launches a Finance Summit bringing 600 global investors to meet aerospace, defence and space firms, from primes to start-ups.

Wayve's $85m employee share sale on the LSE Private Securities Market is a UK first and the biggest PISCES deal yet. What it means for staff…

Xavier Niel is set to become Vodafone's largest shareholder after a £4.4bn deal with e&. What the French billionaire's arrival means for UK firms.