MOD, Alloyed take new turbojet engine from concept to flight in under seven months

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and manufacturing start-up Alloyed have taken a new turbojet engine from initial concept to a completed flight in under seven months, as part of a co-development program aimed at building a domestic, rapidly scalable propulsion capability for British defense systems. The program has already produced a family of engines spanning a wide thrust range, with two variants now in flight testing or production.

The effort is led by MOD’s Strategic Capabilities Office and combines government investment with matched funding from Alloyed, a co-investment structure intended to speed up development while strengthening the UK’s defense industrial base. More than 60 engineering and advanced manufacturing jobs have been created in Britain through the program so far, with a