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Aerospace and defence

Propulsion and energy systems solutions for a safer, more sustainable future.

Ricardo is a trusted partner to aerospace and defence, delivering advanced propulsion and energy solutions that solve complex technical and operational challenges for land, sea, air and infrastructure systems applications.

 

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Trusted technical partner across land, sea and air

The aerospace and defence sectors have never been more strategically important, requiring partners capable of navigating complex technical, operational and regulatory demands.

Ricardo supports clients across the aerospace and defence value chains in both the public and private sectors with proven expertise in delivering end-to-end engineering and manufacturing solutions for the most complex propulsion system and energy infrastructure programmes.

Case Studies

Project Fresson

Sustainable Aerospace Propulsion

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Pratt And Whitney

Advanced hybrid-electric propulsion for aerospace

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Ministry Of Defence CVRT

Final drive refurbishment for defence

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Foxhound Driving

Defence

Ricardo is a trusted technical partner to the defence sector, delivering end-to-end propulsion system solutions for mission-critical programmes worldwide. We support prime contractors, vehicle design authorities, tiered suppliers and government organisations in developing advanced technical solutions for complex applications

across land, sea, air and infrastructure domains.
With capabilities spanning the full product lifecycle, from clean-sheet design to maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), our defence sector experts draw on our cross-sector capability to deliver programmes that prioritise reliability, availability, performance and cost-efficiency.

Aerospace

Aerospace

The aerospace sector faces significant pressure to meet growing demand amid supply chain disruption, geopolitical uncertainty and decarbonisation targets. 

Ricardo partners with our aerospace clients to improve efficiency, optimise performance and reduce cost across complex programmes. We support OEMs, airframers and tiered suppliers to develop the next generation of efficient propulsion system solutions, and with supply of high-precision mechanical components for secondary systems.

Operating under AS9100D certification and with a wealth of cross-sector expertise, we provide our clients with solutions to develop future-ready technologies and improve supply chain resilience.

Our Accreditations

ISO 9001:2018

AS9100D

ISO 14001:2015

ISO 50001:2018

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

IATF 16949

JOSCAR

TISAX Level 3

News

Foxhound

Drive to survive: Motorsport’s role in strengthening the defence sector

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Flying high with future sustainable technology in aerospace

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Dismounted Soldier Communication System From DVIDS Hub

Ricardo Defense awarded a contract to expand the application of the Dismounted Soldier Communication System (DSCS)

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Related sectors

Key segments within the Aerospace and defence market.