UK Ministry of Defense

The UK's new Space Strategy will reform space regulation to make licenses faster, simpler and cheaper for launch and return operations, range control, spaceports and satellites.

The UK Royal Air Force is creating a space effects unit to protect its satellites and counter orbital threats using electronic warfare and counter-anti-satellite weapons.

Airbus Helicopters UK says it is urgently addressing a shortfall in the availability of helicopters used by the UK armed forces for rotary-wing training.

The British Defense Ministry has formalized its plans to acquired Tekever AR5 tactical intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance drones, while also moving forward with buying small drones for the army.

British startup Alloyed has begun building a 1,100N-class turbojet engine for uncrewed air vehicle use.

The UK government is to invest £30 million in SaxaVord Spaceport as it makes assured access to orbit a priority of its new Space Strategy.

The UK is stepping up its hunt for counter-uncrewed aircraft system capabilities with a particular interest in laser-based directed energy weapons.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government will set out a roadmap to increase defense spending to meet NATO targets and “fully fund” the Defense Investment Plan (DIP).

Open Cosmos has secured a position to provide satellite connectivity in the UK Defense Ministry's £8 billion Tactical Communications framework.

Europe’s premier air-to-air missile is far from finished while the UK develops a next-generation option.

UK invests £6 million in Blakcro’s powered paraglider, advancing covert troop insertion and autonomous logistics capabilities.

Tiberius Aerospace says it is ramping up engineering work on its ramjet-powered Mach 3 Invictus strike missile.

Australia and the UK have inked agreements to deepen cooperation on the development of advanced radars developed by Australian firm CEA Technologies.

The UK has launched a long-awaited tender to replace the BAE Systems Hawks jet trainers used for advanced training and by the Red Arrows aerobatic team.

Tekever wins sole-source contract for British Army’s Watchkeeper replacement, aiming to deliver advanced ISR capabilities with up to 24 systems by 2030.

BAE Systems’ self-funded autonomous aircraft will give the Royal Air Force its first operational experience with collaborative combat aircraft.

The RAF's new collaborative combat aircraft program will act like a “guardian angel” and “attack dog” for crewed fighters, Defense Readiness Minister Luke Pollard says.

After months of negotiations, release of the UK’s Defense Investment Plan (DIP) on June 30 finally provided some clarity around the future of British defense.

GE Aerospace has chosen StandardAero to build, maintain and overhaul the CT7 engines that will power the UK’s Leonardo AW149 New Medium Helicopter (NMH) fleet.

The UK defense ministry has launched a hunt for low-cost, single-use engines that could equip future munitions, one-way effectors and other air vehicles.

The UK is putting low-level funding into low-cost interceptors from Frankenberg Technologies, Greenjets and Cambridge Aerospace.

The UK Defense Ministry is canvassing industry about potential counter-drone electronic warfare (EW) systems it could provide to Ukraine.

The UK is seeking ideas that could foster spacecraft protection amid growing concern about the vulnerability of such technologies.

The British government says it will lead a $50 billion European effort to develop deep strike weapons with a range of at least 300 km (186 mi.) to more than 2,000 km.

Industry, academia and government are combining to rebuild the UK’s long-dormant hypersonics capability for the next generation of deep-strike weapons.