The UK Ministry of Defense has chosen the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Certifiable Predator B remotely piloted aircraft system, with some specific modifications, to fulfill its future armed Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance requirements.

One of Britain’s most senior cyber warriors has a message for Farnborough’s SME community. You’ve got a problem, but there’s help available from the government and from some of the biggest names in the defense industry – and it’s free.

AirTanker, the private company established to operate the RAF’s fleet of aerial refueling jets, has performed its first VIP mission.

In March Norsk Titanium AS broke ground on a new 9,843-sq.-ft. European final assembly and test center near Oslo, Norway, that is due to be completed in October.

Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Minister Simon Hamilton has welcomed the launch of Causeway Aero, a new local collaboration in aerospace, during a visit to FIA 2016.

Getting the F-35 flying in Britain is vitally important to the public image of a program that has endured more than its fair share of negative coverage. Just as critical is the progress of the Autonomic Logistic Information System, the jet’s next-generation support network.

GE Aviation’s win of a US$1 billion contract to develop a sixth-generation variable-cycle fighter engine is seen as a crucial next step in the future of its $3.7 billion military engines business.

As well as the current and soon-to-enter-service technologies on view all over the air show site, there are a few glimpses of possible futures to be found. One of the most intriguing is buried deep in a sub-menu on a touchscreen installation on the future unmanned systems stand in BAE Systems’ exhibition hall.