United Kingdom (UK)

UK government ministers have insisted they will not let a decision to buy a New Medium Helicopter (NMH) for the armed services “time out.”

Scotland-based Orbex, which was preparing for its first satellite launch this year, has declared insolvency, dealing another blow to the UK’s launch ambitions.

The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded the first of three new contracts for commercial remote sensing solutions embracing multiple phenomenologies.

European startup Hypersonica says it has successfully conducted its first hypersonic missile flight test as the company emerges from stealth.

American entrepreneur Lucien Zeigler and London-based investor Nehal Farooqui have launched Saudi Arabia’s first defense venture capital fund.

Rising security concerns and the drive for space autonomy may ward off the expected consolidation among launch service providers.

Vertical Aerospace CEO Stuart Simpson has been hammering home his central pitch.

The UK military is to be given new powers to defeat drones operating near military bases in new laws being passed by Parliament.

A UK Royal Navy helicopter crew has taken control of uncrewed air systems from onboard a Leonardo Wildcat rotorcraft.

The UK defense ministry has aked MBDA to examine if the Aster surface-to-air missile can be launched from Lockheed Martin’s MK 41 vertical launch system.

UK regional startup Ecojet has filed for liquidation, two-and-a-half years after the project was first announced.

The UK’s efforts to rearm are marching at two beats—one fast-paced, another glacial.

Labour MPs are looking back at the canceled TSR- 2 and urging the government to learn from history.

U.S. Space Command envisions a massive on-orbit exercise involving a broad swath of military satellites to stress test its supply chain.

Industry and lawmakers are pressing the UK government to deliver a Defense Investment Plan and start outlining defense priorities.

ESA is moving forward on preparing contracts under its European Launcher Challenge as it waits for the UK to decide on how to allocate its budgetary commitment.

Europe–notoriously slow moving–is feeling the heat on two sides.

David Lockwood, who has been Babcock CEO since September 2020, will be replaced at year's end by the head of the company’s nuclear business, Harry Holt.

The UK defense ministry is progressing with plans to launch a contest to find a replacement for the BAE Systems Hawk T2.

Italy is budgeting €18.6 billion ($22 billion) for its role in the design, development and programmatic phases of the Global Combat Air Program.

German space startup The Exploration Company (TEC) is in talks to buy British launch startup Orbex.

The UK government is to provide up to £43 million ($58 million) in funding to support green aviation projects including the development of hydrogen-powered aircraft and research into avoiding contrails.

The head of British uncrewed aircraft systems developer Windracers has called on regulators to allow scheduled cargo services by drone.

A Wyoming-based aircraft trust firm has acquired Southern Aircraft Consultancy.

The Global Combat Air Program continues to make quiet progress despite appearing to be in contract limbo.