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Training and Simulation

21 November 2025

Royal NLR and Lockheed Martin collaborate on e-Pilot capability development

Together with its partners, Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) will work closely with Lockheed Martin to advance the development of an e-Pilot capability that enhances human-machine teaming in military aviation over the next six years. Lockheed Martin will share technical knowledge and experiences on e-Pilot technology to assist NLR and its partners in developing their own intellectual property within the sense, assess and augment architecture.

Construction and Manufacturing

21 November 2025

Royal NLR partners with Lockheed Martin on Airframe Small Crack Repair Capabilities

Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) will work together with Lockheed Martin on the development on a new airframe crack repair project over the next three years. In this project Lockheed Martin and NLR will share and exchange technical knowledge and experiences on airframe small crack repair through laser peening and cold spray technologies.

Defence and Security

20 November 2025

Strategic cooperation between NLR and TNO accelerates dutch military space capabilities

Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and TNO have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to accelerate innovation in the field of Military Use of Space (MUoS). This agreement is a further intensification of the existing cooperation between the two knowledge institutions, which have been working together for over ten years in the field of military space applications.

Uitzonderlijke proef met drone nabij Schiphol

20 November 2025

Neways and NLR to develop a Dutch-only Flight Control System for drones

Neways, a global innovator in mission-critical technology, today announced a strategic collaboration with Royal NLR (Netherlands Aerospace Centre), the national authority in aerospace research. The partnership focuses on developing a sovereign Dutch Flight Control System specifically designed for professional and industrial drone applications.

18 November 2025

NLR People: Kylie Knepper, Right at the forefront of innovations in aviation

In the series ‘NLR People’, we show you who the experts at the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre are, what drives them, and what they are working on behind the scenes. In this episode: Kylie Knepper, R&D Engineer Aeroacoustics at the Vertical Flight and Aeroacoustics department.

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17 November 2025

Anniversary edition of TO2MORROW showcases solutions to societal challenges

The tenth edition of TO2MORROW has been published: the annual magazine in which the five Dutch TO2 institutions share their most impactful results. This anniversary issue highlights how applied research contributes every day to innovation, safety and sustainability in the Netherlands.

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17 November 2025

Approval of NLR’s research plan and funding for key facilities

NLR’s research plan for 2026 was recently formally approved. This plan outlines NLR’s planned knowledge development for 2026 and gives concrete shape to the NLR Strategic Plan 2026–2029. In addition, funding has been allocated for three important NLR facilities.