This week, our CEO, Karen Salmon is joining fellow aerospace and defence professionals at the Avionics & Testing Innovations Conference in London.
Bringing together experts from across the avionics, testing and certification community, the event provides an opportunity to discuss the challenges, opportunities and technologies that are shaping the future of flight. From emerging avionics capabilities to evolving testing and certification requirements, the conference is designed to encourage open discussion and the sharing of real-world experience.
For Force Technologies, it’s an opportunity to engage with like-minded professionals who are passionate about innovation, collaboration and delivering capability across the aerospace and defence sectors.
Karen’s presentation comes at a time when the industry is actively debating the impact of the Defence Investment Plan, programme delays and the role of SMEs in supporting the UK’s defence ambitions. As someone who has spent years working closely with customers across the sector, Karen is looking forward to contributing to those conversations and hearing the perspectives of others facing similar challenges.
Events such as Avionics & Testing Innovations are valuable because they bring together the people who are solving today’s problems while helping to shape tomorrow’s solutions. If you are going, we hope you have time to seee Karen’s talk ad get involved in the discussion.

Written by
Charlotte HughesCommercial Director, Force Technologies
Charlotte Hughes is Commercial Director at Force Technologies with a degree and Masters in Psychology and is an accredited Applied Behaviour Analyst. She transitioned from internal sales and operations to managing sales, key accounts, and the distribution network. Charlotte actively participates in industry events and memberships, leveraging her expertise in sales, customer service, procurement, and product management within the electronics obsolescence sector.
Charlotte regularly engages with and attends events hosted by organisations Force Technologies is a member of, such as Joscar, Make UK Defence, Aerospace Wales and the International Institute of Obsolescence Management – all with the aim of networking, gaining and sharing industry knowledge and expertise.
Specialisms
Charlotte specialises in sales, customer service, product procurement, product management, and operations. She holds Associate Member status from the International Institute of Obsolescence Management.
Certifications
Charlotte holds Associate Member status from the International Institute of Obsolescence Management.

