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Meeting the challenges of national and international security.

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FAC explores the potential and opportunity from new forms of transportation.

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UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

Discovering the opportunities for new aerial platforms.

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RENEWABLES

Addressing the greatest challenge of our age.

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NEW FUELS & THE JET ZERO PROGRAMME

A key program in aerospace's strategic mission goals for 2025 and beyond.

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COMMERCIAL SPACE & SATELLITE

Supporting our world-class space sector.

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NEW AIRPORTS & GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE

Maximising the opportunity that south east England has in airport investment.

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NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER PLATFORMS

Collaborating with the leading UK players developing next-gen defence capabilities.

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INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKING

Building and collaborating with a network of international partners to create a global supercluster.

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WORLD LEADING RESEARCH RESOURCES

Engaging with our world-class university, education, and research resources, including the Oxford - Cambridge corridor.

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CYBERSECURITY

Upholding cybersecurity standards across the network.

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Welcome to FAC - the leading regional aerospace and advanced manufacturing hub covering the South and East of England. 

We enable our members to become more competitive and increase their market share through facilitating local and international trading, technology transfer and development, sharing of best practice and training plus lobbying at national level on key issues facing the sector.

The FAC recognises the consequences and impact of globalisation. It is committed to the long-term strategic growth of the aerospace and defence sectors, ensuring the region continues to excel on a global scale.
FAC (Farnborough Aerospace Consortium) is a business-winning trade association with national and international members. It is the longest established aerospace and defence trade body in the UK, providing support to some 300 companies located in southern England – the heart of the UK’s aerospace industry.

Through its unrivalled experience and expertise, FAC acts as an enabler for business between large primes and the supply chain, particularly Small to Medium Size Enterprises. 

FAC Program Participation

Supply Chain Solutions Framework

Jet Zero Cluster

Defence Supplier Capability Development

European Aerospace Cluster Partnership

Defence Technology Exploitation Programme

FAC NEWS

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NEWS - How the UK-India Trade Deal Unlocks Aerospace Opportunities

par Matthew Feehan • 13 mai 2025
News on the UK-India trade deal - providing significant economic benefits and opportunities for the aerospace sector through tariff reductions and enhanced collaboration, and in particular by defence, and manufacturing partnerships.
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NEWS - Boeing Accelerates Innovation with New Research Centre in Farnborough

par Matthew Feehan • 13 mai 2025
Boeing's new HiLACC in Farnborough accelerates research next to the wind tunnel. It supports future commercial aircraft development, aiming for improved efficiency and reduced noise/emissions.

NEWS - FAC Summary of US-UK Trade Deal for Aerospace

12 mai 2025
The UK aerospace and defense industry excels globally, with strong exports and a sophisticated supply chain. Read our summary of the new U.S.-UK trade deal that will reduce tariffs and boost market certainty. We highlight the key opportunities that exist in aviation, space, drones, and advanced technologies, as well as strengthening transatlantic collaboration.
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"As a growing supplier of electronic manufacturing services and solutions to the Aerospace industry, we at Phoenix Systems UK, find the FAC totally in touch with its elite membership. The Consortium intelligently provides a plethora of relevant events that actively encourages its members to explore the many, varied, and complex facets of our industry, thereby vastly increasing the knowledge and understanding of its influential members. The FAC actively promotes a healthy collaborative networking environment, this will inevitably promote many lucrative business opportunities."

Eddie Bance
Director of Sales
Phoenix Systems UK