United Kingdom (UK)

By Tony Osborne
Italy, Japan and the UK's Global Combat Air Program developing a sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft will be headquartered in London, the nations say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
UK Space Command is looking to be on contract next year for a cluster of synthetic aperture radar satellites.
Communications, Remote Sensing, In-Orbit Services

By David Casey
Domestic air routes that connect different UK regions will now be considered for support.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
The UK government is preparing to publish its Space Sector Plan in early 2024, laying out its national space capabilities ambitions.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. have released additional details for Pillar II of their AUKUS agreement.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By David Casey
A consultation has opened in the UK that could lead to a shake-up in the way airport slots are allocated.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and French private equity firm Ardian are buying stakes in the UK’s largest gateway.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Jet2 continues to up its firm orders for A320neo-family aircraft after selecting the type as the successor to its Boeing 737 and 757 fleets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
The ramp up is taking place at Northrop’s Linthicum, Maryland, facility.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry says Moscow’s failure to thus far establish an airborne ISR capability in Ukraine has been a “critical flaw” in its invasion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
The UK is expected to release details of its SAF mandate by the end of 2023, requiring jet-fuel suppliers to produce increasing SAF blends starting from 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ascent uses government-furnished Hawk T2s to provide Phase 2 fast jet training.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Alan Dron
A preliminary investigation into the Aug. 28 incident by UK air navigation service provider NATS had traced the problem to a flight plan processing sub-system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The £4 billion ($4.9 billion) deal will see MBDA transfer technologies and knowledge to Polish defense group PGZ.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Angus Batey
Innovate UK, a component council of UK Research and Innovation), is funding a new training and educational provider called AAM4Gov.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. Air Force could operate high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) from RAF Fairford, England.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The British Antarctic Survey is to test the Windracers Ultra UAS in the Antarctic summer to explore if autonomous systems can be used to collect science data.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK has been OK’d to purchase up to 3,000 Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) to equip its new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Airbus and Northrop Grumman have teamed up to bid on the modernization of the UK’s Skynet military communications satellites.
Space

By Graham Warwick
UK-based Helix started out as an automotive combustion engine consultancy business called Integrated Powertrain.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
German industry is urging the government in Berlin to urgently decide on future investments in the Eurofighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Denmark, Finland, Germany and the UK announced their intentions Oct. 10 ahead of the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group being held in Brussels.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Angus Batey
The UK is moving toward an outcomes-based approach in regulating remotely piloted aircraft systems and the advanced air mobility sector.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
An autonomous electric cargo transport ground vehicle is to be tested at the UK’s East Midlands Airport.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is lobbying German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to allow a potential sale of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft to Saudi Arabia.
Aircraft & Propulsion