George Allison
AgustaWestland to upgrade Brazilian Lynx helicopters
AgustaWestland has announced that the Brazilian Navy has contracted the Anglo-Italian helicopter giant to conduct a major midlife upgrade of its fleet of Lynx...
HMS Diamond in final phase of Syrian chemical weapons removal
Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond is taking part in the operation to destroy chemical weapons materials removed from Syria The ship, based in Portsmouth, is...
British strikes help halt Islamic State advance
For the past several months, British strike aircraft have been flying over Iraq, engaging several IS targets in support of Iraqi and Kurdish forces. Mr Hammond said:
"We've...
The Queen, Illustrious and an F-35 to be present at launch of new British...
It’s now being reported that in addition to Her Majesty the Queen launching the new Royal Navy supercarrier, the 70,600 tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth,...
UK MoD awards Thales £48m FASGW(L) contract
Philip Dunne, the UK's Minister of Defence Equipment, Support and Technology has announced that a contract worth £48 million for the demonstration and manufacture...
RAF Marham may become European F-35 hub
The Ministry of Defence is planning millions of pounds of upgrades to RAF Marham in Norfolk, to support the operating of the next generation...
BAE wins UK missile warning system contract
BAE Systems has been awarded a £16.7 million contract to produce 300 its third-generation common missile warning system equipment for the UK’s military helicopters. The...
BAE indicate possible shipyard closure in event of Scottish ‘Yes’ vote
Ian King, chief executive of BAE, has indicated in a letter submitted to the Scottish Affairs Committee that shipyards on the Clyde would likely...
F-35B may be present at HMS Queen Elizabeth naming ceremony
According to multiple defence news websites, a British F-35B is to perform a fly past at the naming ceremony of the HMS Queen Elizabeth. We...
Britain launches nuclear submarine
Britain has launched the worlds most advanced nuclear submarine. HMS Artful, a 7,400-tonne Astute class attack submarine, was moved out of its construction hall...