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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.
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 […]
Space Technology
31 January 2025
Booklet: Space Research and Development for society
NLR werkt nauw samen met zowel de industrie als de overheid aan de ontwikkeling van satellieten, payloads en lanceersystemen en -onderdelen, zoals thermische regelingssystemen, elektronica en antennes. We bieden ook unieke capaciteiten op het gebied van luchtvaartgekwalificeerde lichtgewicht composietstructuren en multi-metaal additive manufacturing, evenals op het effectief gebruik van aardobservatie- en satellietnavigatiegegevens voor zowel civiel […]
15 January 2025
NLR 2024: A Year In Review
Innovation is in our DNA. As the Netherlands aerospace Centre, we look back on a dynamic and challenging year. The projects we undertook this past year highlight the critical role of research and innovation in shaping the future. From tackling complex questions to driving impactful solutions, we are proud of what we have achieved together […]
Training and Simulation
10 January 2025
Booklet: Fit for purpose training
Royal NLR is specialised in creating innovative training and simulation programmes for military forces and other clients. Our primary objective is to make training more effective and efficient. Our vision for military training is centred around competency-based and performance-based training (PBT) concepts that incorporate the integration and interoperability of live, virtual, and constructive elements. We […]
24 December 2024
Our Year in Review 2024
We look back on a dynamic and challenging year. The research projects we undertook this past year highlight the critical role of research and innovation in shaping the future. From tackling complex questions to driving impactful solutions, we are proud of what we have achieved together with our partners in 2024. While it is impossible […]
Maintenance and Repair
18 December 2024
R&D case: Smart maintenance inspections and smart training devices
Maintenance is important to make aircraft operations a success. Unfortunately, the MRO industry is faced with a shortage of labour and pollution. How can we use innovations to help the industry? The challenge Aircraft maintenance organisations perform high-tech maintenance on aircraft. The maintenance activities are labour intensive and require considerable resources. In this research, we […]
Maintenance and Repair
18 December 2024
R&D case: Remote Support for Maintenance Personnel
Global aviation is increasing, but the current lack of qualified maintenance personnel is becoming very problematic.It may eventually lead to a reduced availability of the fleets and, thus, reduced revenues for their operators. Part of the solution is to increase the efficiency of the existing maintenance processes by introducing innovative tooling. Royal NLR has developed […]
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