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This event is brought to you by the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Chilterns Regional Defence and Security Cluster (OBC RDSC).

Date: Wednesday 18th March 2026

Time: TBC

Venue: Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire

Tickets coming soon.

The event will focus on strengthening UK sovereign capability, accelerating industrial digitalisation, and fostering collaboration across advanced manufacturing, materials science and quantum technologies for applications in space and national security.

It aims to bring together SMEs, academia and innovators with the defence and security community to identify opportunities to build resilience, drive innovation and unlock growth, with a particular focus on the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Chilterns regions.

Key Themes:

Advanced Materials and High-Performing Engineering

• Innovations in composites, high-temperature alloys, lightweight structures, and additive manufacturing
• Applications for aerospace, satellites, defence platforms, and energy systems

Advanced Manufacturing: Rapid Prototyping and Agile Production Models

• Modular design, short-run production, and accelerated testing of materials and components
• AI, robotics, autonomous systems, and digital twins in manufacturing and defence
• Supporting faster defence procurement and flexible manufacturing

Drawing from Academia and Industry: Technologies as Dual-Use Innovation Domains

• Satellite manufacturing, launch systems, and space-based communications
• Quantum technologies for sensing, secure communications, materials design and research

More information about the cluster and its activities can be found here.