Airbus deal to lift British A400M availability by third
The RAF expects thirteen Atlas transports ready each day by the end of 2027, up from ten, under a £190m Airbus deal.
Boeing wins contract for new American naval fighter
Boeing has been selected to design, build and deliver the US Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter under a multi-billion-dollar contract.
US and Royal Navy crews train for sea rescue off Scotland
Royal Navy helicopter crews have trained with the Kentucky Air National Guard off the Scottish coast in a multinational search-and-rescue exercise involving US C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and Merlin helicopters.
Rincell unveils high-power drone battery cell
US battery manufacturer Rincell has introduced a new high-discharge 21700 lithium-ion cell aimed at drones and other power-intensive applications, with the company saying the RC50T is already in production and shipping to customers.
Skyrora hot fires scaled-down orbital rocket in Scotland
Skyrora has completed a 45-second static hot-fire test of a scaled-down version of its Skyrora XL rocket at Machrihanish in Scotland.
Arrestor gear contract to go to Marshall
The Ministry of Defence intends to extend and combine two contracts with Marshall Land Systems covering the aircraft arrestor systems used at British and overseas military airfields.
Rutte calls Lithuanian drone shootdown collective defence
The destruction of a drone that violated Lithuanian airspace by Italian jets flying from Šiauliai was collective defence in action, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.
BAE friend or foe system certified for US Air Force F-16
BAE Systems has received AIMS certification for a new Identification Friend or Foe unit fitted to the United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Rolls-Royce to invest in British factories, Chancellor says
Rolls-Royce is to put £300 million into its British factories at Derby, Bristol, Glasgow and Rotherham, John Healey announced in his first Labour Party conference speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer, presenting the commitment as evidence of returning confidence in British industry.
Foreign state involvement considered in Fairford arrests
Counter Terrorism Policing is considering whether the incident close to RAF Fairford at the weekend was the work of proxies or of people knowingly or unknowingly acting for a foreign state.
