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The Aerospace Technology Institute and ATI Programme during COVID-19

The Aerospace Technology Institute would like to confirm that the ATI Programme continues to run as scheduled and the Institute remains open to businesses seeking to engage and submit applications. Click here to read the full statement.

UK-Sweden funding call

The dates for the UK-Sweden funding call have changed. The call will now open 27th April and close 1st July 2020. Find the call text and supporting information on our Funding Streams page, by clicking here.

Accelerating Ambition: the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy

The ATI has launched a new strategy for UK aerospace. Accelerating Ambition sets out the challenges, opportunities and priorities for the sector with a focus on reducing the environmental impact of aviation and raising UK competitiveness. Roadmaps highlight the innovation and development needed to meet key environmental, cost and safety targets by 2035 and beyond. Head over to our Publications page to download the strategy and roadmaps.

ATI Boeing Accelerator

A 3 month accelerator for world-class startups creating industry 4.0 and sustainability-enabling technologies, with the potential to bolster the growth and competitiveness of the UK aerospace industry.

ATI Projects

Our portfolio spans every region and country in the UK and demonstrates the value of aerospace R&D to the UK economy. Project consortia are made up of partners from industry, academia and research centres.

2020 Funding
We’ve designed a tool to help you find out which of the ATI Programme’s funding streams your proposal is most suited to – click below to get started. You can also find other information including guidance and governance, and other funding opportunities such as the ATI Boeing Accelerator.
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  • 2020
  • June EOI opens1st June
  • June EOI closes17th June
  • July EOI opens6th July
  • July EOI closes22nd July
  • 2021

Our Priority Areas

Air Transport Vision

The UK can achieve competitive advantage if we work to improve the overall air transport system through new technologies such as electrification and autonomy. New sustainable services will require much closer integration of the air transport system and the UK will only remain a major player if it is at the forefront of these technologies and capabilities.

Propulsion & Power

The UK must maintain world leadership in aircraft propulsion and power by developing the most efficient systems that lower environmental impact. The development and manufacture of propulsion systems constitutes around 50 per cent of the sector’s direct economic activity in the UK. Market needs and environmental imperatives demand ever more efficient propulsion and power systems, which the UK is well-positioned to deliver.

Systems

The R&D ecosystem in the UK offers a unique mix of capabilities for developing systems technologies. Greater autonomy in aircraft control will enable a new range of opportunities to grow the UK’s capabilities in current and emerging high-value aircraft systems. Affordable, secure, safety-critical software development processes and tools will be required, including high-performance modelling capabilities for whole systems and their components.

Vehicles

The UK needs to maintain world-class design, analysis, development and certification capabilities to deliver competitive high-value systems for current and emerging markets. The UK also has real opportunities to design and make new air vehicles for the emerging sub-regional and urban markets.

Aerostructures

The UK possesses the right expertise, technology and infrastructure to be at the forefront of the design and manufacture of the next generation of lightweight, digitally enabled, multi-functional aerostructures. It must develop and exploit the latest manufacturing and assembly techniques to remain as a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of aircraft structures.

News & Blog

Find the latest news, updates and blog posts from the ATI here.

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Setting out the hydrogen opportunity

03 July 2020

The ATI and key partners have submitted a joint response to the call for evidence to explore the potential of hydrogen i...
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ATI welcomes Government R&D roadmap

01 July 2020

Today’s announcement from the Government of a new R&D roadmap, as well as a £300m investment in research infrastructure,...
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In-flight social distancing

29 June 2020

With social distancing rapidly becoming our new normal, how could this work in aviation and what would it mean for the c...
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UK ARPA - the ATI responds

29 June 2020

Our response to the inquiry into the government’s plans for a new UK research funding agency.
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Using aerospace connections to help the NHS

18 May 2020

The ATI's Nour Eid used his connection with the MTC to help Peterborough City Hospital secure new visors for the NHS.
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Interactive impact mapping of Covid-19

18 May 2020

The ATI has mapped the impact of Covid-19 on the aerospace and aviation sectors.
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ATI: Open for business and supporting UK aero...

04 May 2020

The ATI is helping UK aerospace to face the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Targeted funding helping the aerospace sector...

27 April 2020

The UK-Sweden aerospace R&D funding call is now open for applications.
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Aero Guru goes virtual

06 April 2020

Disruption is no longer something the aerospace sector is waiting for - we are living through it.
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The start-up mindset to Covid-19

06 April 2020

Entrepreneurs see uncertainty as an opportunity. The ATI Boeing Accelerator cohort has responded to the challenges intro...
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