Zircon Software Accepted onto Aurora Engineering Partnership

by Nadia Hutchings | Apr 14, 2026 | Company News

Zircon Software is excited to announce our selection as a specialist supplier on the Aurora Engineering Partnership, marking a significant milestone in our continued growth and commitment to growing our capability within the Defence sector.

We’re especially pleased to have been recognised as a Specialist Supplier across several key areas, including:

  • Research & Technology
  • Independent Assurance
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

David Owen, MD at Zircon Software, commented:

“Being accepted as part of the Aurora Engineering Partnership is an important step for Zircon. It reflects the strength of our engineering capability across software, systems and AI, and our ability to support complex, safety-critical environments. We look forward to working with the partnership to help deliver resilient, future-ready solutions for the UK’s defence programmes.”

About the Aurora Engineering Partnership

The Aurora Engineering Partnership is a collaborative initiative supporting the UK Ministry of Defence in delivering complex, mission-critical engineering capabilities across defence programmes.

Led by key industry partners including QinetiQ, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, BMT, KBR, and AtkinsRéalis, Aurora is designed to enhance the MOD’s ability to respond to evolving defence challenges by combining deep domain expertise, advanced technologies, and a flexible, collaborative delivery model that supports the full lifecycle of defence systems.

About Zircon Software Limited

Zircon is a UK-based software engineering company specialising in rapid innovation; obsolescence management and safety software assurance & testing. Our focus is to bridge legacy infrastructure with the digital future. Making critical systems safer, smarter and built to last, by combining deep expertise with a passion for solving complex problems.

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