RED Hub
Airbus’ in-house research consultancy
RED Hub supports and protects the UK through meaningful research with real-world impact.
What is RED Hub?
Launched in November 2022, the Research, Experimentation and Demonstration (RED) Hub is an innovative and dynamic Airbus-led Research Consultancy. We deliver focussed and relevant solutions to support UK ambitions in S&T, to deliver strategic advantage in MOD’s Space and Digital challenges.
RED Hub provides a coherent front door for the rapid capture and delivery of customer funded research tasks from across Defence. We act as the centre of a UK Defence ‘research community of interest’ across Airbus Defence and Space, building a collaborative ecosystem with our suppliers and partners to respond rapidly to defence needs.
Delivering results with RED Hub
Dynamic
The team remains small to increase agility, remain effective and draws on significant Military, Science and Technology experience.
Pioneering
Breaking new ground RED Hub has established expertise and experiences.
Influential
RED Hub supports and protects the UK through meaningful research with real-world impact.
Social Value
Red Hub is currently building a collaborative ecosystem with our suppliers and partners to respond rapidly to defence needs, meeting the Government’s social value model.
Principal duties
- Act as the "Front Door" for relevant UK MOD Research Frameworks on behalf of Connected Intelligence and Space Systems
- Bid and deliver tasks within the Frameworks
- Develop and manage our partner ecosystem to support Defence S&T activities
Did you know ?
RED Hub and Airbus invests in their people and the socio-economic environment in which it operates. The growth and success of RED Hub directly creates new jobs and opportunities
RED Hub Deliveries
Designed to meet a requirement to keep pace with advances in Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) technologies, we delivered a final report that identified contender technologies, assessed and identified such technological advantages, commented on possible uptake, technology trends, global partnerships or exploitation routes and detailed the possible risks with those technologies. This report was produced with the support of Airbus’s wide breadth of technical expertise.
Our submission, for Cross-Layer Traffic Optimisation in Denied, Degraded, Intermittent and Latent (DDIL) Scenarios, was accepted and has been successfully delivered with positive feedback. Our solution demonstrated a cross security layer approach to selection of the best network services in a challenging environment.
RED Hub continues to work as a robust, vital and innovative team that supports UK MOD Science and Technology development needs, linking Airbus Defence and Space capabilities to customer demand.