AWE – Nuclear Security Technologies

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.

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A person in protective gear kneeling inside a large cylindrical structure while welding, with bright sparks illuminating the dark interior. The tunnel-like setting is bathed in blue light, creating a dramatic industrial scene.

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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.

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The UK’s nuclear deterrent only works because AWE’s people make it work

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Our suppliers

Explore opportunities for businesses across a wide range of sectors in both our ASTRAEA and infrastructure programmes.

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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.

Royal Society of Chemistry Visit Showcases AWE Excellence

AWE recently welcomed colleagues from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for a visit that highlighted the very best of our people, facilities, and professional culture.

NuFor 2026 brings global nuclear forensics community together

Delegates from six countries and 33 universities, national laboratories, industrial and government organisations gathered in Liverpool last week for NuFor 2026, the only open international conference dedicated to nuclear forensics and nuclear security.

The UK’s ongoing commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

As part of the UK’s commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, AWE hosts a familiarisation course for staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency.