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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.

Defence and Security

10 November 2026

NLR and partners cooperate to develop technologies for unmanned aircraft

NLR and Elysian Aircraft lead a project to develop technologies for the next generation of unmanned aircraft. The consortium is joined by the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF), TNO, TU-Delft, the Netherlands Defence Academy and Fokker Services Group.

Maintenance and Repair

26 October 2026

Booklet: Applying innovation in MRO

Whether your focus lies with aircraft maintenance or you are seeking innovative maintenance technologies to enhance availability or reduce costs, NLR can provide support. Alternatively, if you’re looking to future-proof your aircraft MRO operations, we are here to help you every step of the way.

Defence and Security

15 October 2026

Skunk Works and Royal NLR expand strategic collaboration

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT) and the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) announced a broadening of their strategic partnership today with a focus on four key pillars. These include connectivity to the Dutch industrial base, coordination on military operational analysis, alignment on technology roadmaps, and collaboration on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). What began two years ago as an exploratory Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has matured into a high-impact collaboration, rapidly transitioning advanced technologies from the research lab into operational solutions that directly support the mission readiness of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Sustainability and Environment

14 October 2026

European support for NLR research into cleaner aviation

At the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), we are working hard toward a cleaner future for aviation. Recently, new research projects were funded by the European Union; we will be participating in ten of them. Here are six questions on this topic for NLR’s chief technology officer, Martin Nagelsmit.

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