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Welcome to our Newsroom. Here you can find the latest news, articles, and blogs from NLR. We also showcase a range of videos and publications here. For more video content, please visit our YouTube channel, NLRmedia. The NLR Repository provides access to our public library of NLR reports.
Safety and Human performance
09 May 2025
Booklet: R&D for Safety and Human Performance
NLR assists aviation companies, air traffic control, airports, regulatory bodies and governmental authorities by translating trends and developments into solutions. Our cutting-edge research and unique facilities ensure that NLR stays abreast of new developments and innovations in an ever-changing industry. This booklet gives an overview of our expertise in the fields of safety and human […]
Space Technology
08 May 2025
Accelerated Dutch autonomy in space
The Hague, 8 May – TNO, NLR, and space industry association SpaceNed presented a proposal to the Secretary of State for Defence today to launch and further develop high-quality satellite systems. With government support, the national space sector aims to play a crucial role in preventing blindness and deafness to current and future threats. The […]
NLR corporate
30 April 2025
NLR impact report 2024
As an applied research organisation in the field of aerospace, NLR holds a central position in the valorisation process of converting knowledge into value. Our goal is that our research results in impactful applications for society and economy. In this impact report, you can read 17 articles that together provide an impression of prominent research […]
Construction and Manufacturing
29 April 2025
R&D case FLAPsense
Optical sensor system for real- time proprotor FLAPping angle monitoring – FLAPsense The real-time monitoring of the flapping of the rotor hub of a Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor (NextGenCTR) aircraft enables the enhancement of the proprotor performance and operational safety. Accurate deformation and motion measurements in the rotating frame are a highly challenging task. […]
17 April 2025
Booklet: Research and development solutions for Air Traffic Management
Let’s realise competitive and sustainable aviation The challenge for civil aviation operators is to achieve competitive and sustainable aviation. The growing demand to increase efficiency, sustainability, safety and security, enhance resilience and reduce costs requires innovative solutions. That is why Royal NLR focuses its innovative R&D and solutions within the Air Traffic Management (ATM) domain […]
NLR corporate
17 April 2025
Royal NLR appoints new Board
As of June 1, 2025, NLR will have a new collegiate board. The top structure will be expanded to a three-headed board, consisting of a CEO, a CFO, and a CTO. With the appointment of Tineke van der Veen, Jan Lintsen, and Martin Nagelsmit, the organisation will lay a robust foundation to strengthen and further […]
NLR corporate
09 April 2025
Welcome to our new website
Our new website is live! We’re proud of the result and invite you to take a look around. Welcome to our new website Discover our research and developments presented in a modern and contemporary way. Our experts work on innovative projects every day to make air and space travel safer, more sustainable, and efficient. We’re […]
Construction and Manufacturing
24 March 2025
Brochure: Testing and Evaluation – Structures
NLR acts as a one-stop-shop for “Non-Standard” testing of aircraft parts, structures and materials. The traditional structural testing has evolved, it includes energy transition related testing: deep cryogenic, hydrogen, fuel cells, and hydrogen electric power trains (in full or its components). We have the capability to offer you inspection, testing, characterisation and failure analysis. For […]
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