United Kingdom (UK)

The UK defense ministry is exploring interim alternative standoff weapons for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

UK defense procurement minister Maria Eagle has been sacked from government in a reshuffle, just days before she was due to address the UK’s flagship defense exhibition DSEI.

A multinational startup has secured a UK defense ministry contract to test a ramjet-powered artillery round

Arora Group confirms it formally submitted its Heathrow West proposal to the UK government, a £25 billion alternative to Heathrow Airport’s £49 billion plan.

Norway has deferred a decision on what helicopter it plans to employ on a new fleet of warships even as it selected the BAE Systems Type 26 frigate to provide the future naval combatant.

Tension has been increasing between Tel Aviv and several European capitals over Israel’s conduct of the military operation in the Gaza Strip.

The military alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States faces formidable challenges four years after its establishment.

One Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 Freighter with a second of the type scheduled to join the fleet in the fourth quarter.

The British government says it is buying six additional MBDA Land Ceptor medium-range air defense systems to help counter uncrewed aircraft system and missile threats.

With their promise of deep magazines and relatively low cost per shot, laser weapons are becoming a battlefield reality.

The UK is looking to build out its ground-based air defenses and seeking a lead systems integrator as part of the effort.

A UK safety analysis has identified more than 50 areas where regulations must be developed to support the integration of eVTOLs into UK airspace.

The joint venture World Mobile Stratospheric is to deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity from the stratosphere.

A hybrid-electric aircraft is looming larger in Vertical Aerospace’s future.

Skyports Drone Services has launched a medical delivery trial in Belgium with the drones flying to hospitals controlled from its UK remote operations center.

The UK’s National Police Air Service (NPAS) has begun testing the Schiebel S-100 rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft system as a potential complement to its crewed helicopters.

Zero tariffs on aircraft and components is good news for manufacturers and suppliers that had feared heavy impact on activities.

Urban-Air Port, a British vertiport infrastructure company, has teamed up with Indian eVTOL developer Nalwa Aero to develop a UAM network in India.

Punctuality continues to trump environmental concerns with British airline passengers, according to a poll published July 30.

Work is progressing on the UK’s big delta-wing fighter demonstrator, designed to derisk development of the trinational Global Combat Air Program.

After attending to needs for ammunition and air defense, Europe seeks to plug its long-range strike gaps.

A joint U.S./UK program is testing safety technology on the Lockheed Martin F-35 that is aimed at avoiding collisions between military and civilian aircraft in the air.

Defense officials in the U.S., UK and Europe are grappling with what comes next for airborne early warning systems.

Turkey has signed an MOU with the UK that could lead to a Eurofighter Typhoon purchase.

The UK government plans to use Eutelsat’s OneWeb low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation for its global government operations.