Welcome to AWE
We design and manufacture warheads and provide nuclear services to meet the needs of defence.
We design, develop, manufacture, and maintain the UK’s nuclear warheads that our submarines carry. This has been our mission for 75 years.
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.
The UK’s nuclear deterrent only works because AWE’s people make it work
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 (DNE) is more than a cornerstone of national security- it is a powerful engine driving economic growth, skills development and technological innovation. By investing in people, businesses and cutting‑edge research, the DNE is transforming communities and strengthening the UK’s industrial and scientific base for generations to come.
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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.
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Three AWE sponsored PhD researchers were recently shortlisted to present their scientific posters at STEM for Britain 2026, an annual event held at the Houses of Parliament and organised by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee.
