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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
21 May 2025
Launch of QRDF: rapid drone innovations for Defence
21 May 2025, Marknesse – The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) is launching the Quick Response Drone Facility (QRDF) in Marknesse today. This facility contributes to the broader ambition of Defence to become a pioneer in the field of unmanned systems, together with industry and knowledge institutions. The Minister of Defence, Ruben Brekelmans, was present […]
19 May 2025
NLR People: Michel Peters
In the series ‘NLR People’, we showcase the experts of NLR. In this episode, we have a special guest: outgoing CEO Michel Peters. His childhood dream was to become a fighter pilot. However, due to his fascination with technology, he chose to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering at TU Delft in 1983. After a brief […]
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 […]
Sustainability and Environment
04 February 2025
Revised and updated DESTINATION 2050 roadmap report published
The Destination 2050 initiative and roadmap developed by NLR and SEO at the request of A4E, ACI EUROPE, ASD, CANSO and ERA show an ambitious decarbonisation pathway for European aviation. The new report finds it is still possible to reach net zero in 2050. Nevertheless, it is clear that without short-term action this ambitious decarbonisation […]
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