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AWE and UKNNL to host NuFor 2026
We are pleased to announce that NuFor 2026, the annual joint conference hosted by AWE and UKNNL, will take place from 13–15 October 2026 at Spaces at the Spine, Liverpool.
Welcome to AWE
We design and manufacture warheads and provide nuclear services to meet the needs of defence.
Our mission
We design, develop, manufacture, and maintain the UK’s nuclear warheads that our submarines carry. This has been our mission for 75 years.
Careers
The UK’s nuclear deterrent only works because AWE’s people make it work. We need talented and ambitious people to join us in our work.
About us
The UK’s nuclear deterrent only works because AWE’s people make it work
Our suppliers
Explore opportunities for businesses across a wide range of sectors in both our ASTRAEA and infrastructure programmes.
Nowhere else in the UK handles weapons-grade fissile material. Every calculation, every weld has to be precise. There is no margin for error. No tolerance for delay.
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The UK’s Defence Nuclear Enterprise: Driving Growth, Security and Innovation
The UK’s Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) is more than a cornerstone of national security- it is a powerful engine driving economic growth, skills development and technological innovation.
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AWE Technical Strategy keynote speech at DPRTE 2026
AWE would like to extend our warm thanks to everyone who joined us at DPRTE 2026, the UK’s leading defence procurement and supply chain event.
