UK Royal Air Force

The UK Defense Ministry is to chop Chinook and Puma helicopters from its inventory as well as the troubled fleet of Watchkeeper uncrewed air systems.

The new contract will replace the current Typhoon Total Availability eNterprise (TyTAN) arrangement in 2026.

The service already has been exploring a number of more environmentally friendly options, including electric-powered aircraft.

The UK is expanding its military space effort with an agreement to work with Canada on an on-orbit space surveillance mission.

More than 50 years into its military space odyssey, the UK is looking to take its capabilities to a higher level.

Variants of the 737 are active with 21 non-U.S. militaries and figure prominently into these nations’ transport and maritime capabilities.

Aircraft WT001 got airborne from Birmingham Airport, England, shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 20.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even has suggested the RAF's Puma helicopter fleet could fly into the mid-2030s, potentially negating the need for a replacement medium rotorcraft.

The British government has awarded BAE Systems a £60 million ($78 million) contract to develop a more capable version of the Sting Ray torpedo.

The flagship UK helicopter modernization program has suffered delays and shrunk in size before a contract has even been signed.

Analysis for the Royal United Services Institute ahead of the UK’s ongoing Strategic Defense Review suggests investment in Typhoon and F-35 combat power is the quickest way to enhance deterrence.

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Despite the upcoming UK defense review, Global Combat Air Program industrial partners have been encouraged by ministerial interest in the project at Farnborough.

The UK is investigating the possibility of operating its new fleet of General Atomics Protector UAS from the country’s two aircraft carriers.

The UK Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capability Office (RCO) has acquired its own flight test asset to trial new capabilities and technologies.

The UK Royal Air Force plans to trial augmented reality technology.

The first pillar of the Australia-UK-U.S. pact focuses on the sale of Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia in the early 2030s.

UK Royal Air Force Air Marshal Paul Godfrey most recently served as the first commander of UK Space Command.

The UK and France are testing their ability to project power to the Indo-Pacific at a time of growing political tension between Western states and China.

Despite obvious historic parallels with the TSR-2, industry partners are confident they can deliver a new-generation combat aircraft in the mid-2030s.

The UK RAF will need to seek weapons with ranges of up to 1,000 mi. if it is to keep ahead of “pacing threats,” a senior officer has suggested.

As Europe faces multiple potential axes of attack, more European countries might need to reconsider their ground-based air defense plans.

A composite, single piece main wing was among the advances developed by Spirit AeroSystems as part of the UK’s now-canceled Mosquito.

A planned fleet of new medium rotorcraft for the UK armed services has been cut in size by a third, industry officials have revealed to lawmakers.

UK technologies that could enable autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP) to work with crewed combat aircraft have been demonstrated.