United Kingdom (UK)

By Keith Mwanalushi
Ametek MRO is adding new capabilities, digital technologies and investment in environmental controls.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
A BAE Systems 146 airliner used for atmospheric research by UK scientists is to be grounded permanently following a review of the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ella Nethersole
Air Algérie is further expanding its operations between Algiers and the UK, reflecting a surge in passenger demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
A UK government-funded program to develop a zero-emissions airliner ground taxiing system has been announced by consortium members.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced the selection of Bristol as the site of its new UK engineering hub.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
British defense energetics company Chemring has posted a sharp drop in first-quarter order intake as the company faces spending delays in the UK.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Speed and range are becoming more central to Europe’s weapons plans.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
3D printing has yet to turn aircraft production on its head.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Several European countries have signed an agreement to jointly develop long-range loitering munitions, the German defense ministry said.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
British defense startup Rotron Aerospace is being bought by U.S. autonomous systems maker Ondas.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The demise of British launch startup Orbex has reduced ESA flagship European Launcher Challenge to four candidates.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

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

By Tony Osborne
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.
Commercial Space

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

By Robert Wall
European startup Hypersonica says it has successfully conducted its first hypersonic missile flight test as the company emerges from stealth.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
American entrepreneur Lucien Zeigler and London-based investor Nehal Farooqui have launched Saudi Arabia’s first defense venture capital fund.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Rising security concerns and the drive for space autonomy may ward off the expected consolidation among launch service providers.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace CEO Stuart Simpson has been hammering home his central pitch.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK military is to be given new powers to defeat drones operating near military bases in new laws being passed by Parliament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A UK Royal Navy helicopter crew has taken control of uncrewed air systems from onboard a Leonardo Wildcat rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
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.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Victoria Moores
UK regional startup Ecojet has filed for liquidation, two-and-a-half years after the project was first announced.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
The UK’s efforts to rearm are marching at two beats—one fast-paced, another glacial.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Labour MPs are looking back at the canceled TSR- 2 and urging the government to learn from history.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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