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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.
27 October 2026
R&D case: Smart data-driven aircraft maintenance
Project: NXTGEN Hightech Factory 2030
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.
20 October 2026
Blog: These European airports seem most suitable for hydrogen-powered airplanes
By: Elise Scheers, R&D Engineer Sustainability at Royal NLR
19 October 2026
Explainer video: CO₂ emissions from flying explained
Discover how flying affects our planet and what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.
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.
15 October 2026
Executive Director Strategy & Policy in making NLR future-proof
Egbert Smit has been appointed as Executive Director Strategy & Policy and member of the Management team of Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), effective 15 October 2026.
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.
14 October 2026
Blog: Don’t forget the humans. Aviation psychology in the future of aviation
By: Jenny Eaglestone, Senior Aviation Psychologist at Royal NLR
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