New Chinook buy to wait for 2030 defence review
The contract for the next tranche of Chinooks will be committed through the Strategic Defence Review 2030, Lord Coaker has confirmed.
Storm Fighter drones to provide UK air and missile defence
Collaborative Combat Aircraft are expected to play a key role in Integrated Air and Missile Defence through the 2030s, the MoD has said.
Sky Sabre doubling on track with deliveries from late 2026
The Army's Sky Sabre air defence force will double under a £350m investment, with Minister Luke Pollard adding that the programme is considering further enhancements to Sky Sabre capability beyond the doubling.
Bulk of £5.4bn Typhoon spend is maintenance and radar
£4.3bn of the Typhoon funding in the Defence Investment Plan covers routine maintenance and previously agreed radar upgrades, the MoD has confirmed, with the separate £1.1bn funding the extensive upgrade work to come.
UK to field offensive space squadrons in national first
The UK will field offensive space capabilities for the first time, operated by six new specialist space squadrons.
RAF autonomous fighter jet named Storm Fighter
The UK's Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme will be called Storm Fighter, Minister Luke Pollard has told #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs26.
Global Air and Space Chief Conference kicks off in London
More than 60 air and space chiefs have gathered in London for #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs26, with ACM Harv Smyth warning the environment is more volatile than in decades and telling delegates "you cannot surge trust".
VR bridge simulator boosts Royal Navy training capacity
Royal Navy sailors are rehearsing Hormuz transits and Russian sub hunts in a VR bridge simulator built by Portsmouth firm Metaverse VR, technology Capita says has doubled the Navy's navigation training capacity.
New F-35As not bought for nuclear role, says Beck
The 12 F-35As the UK is planning to operate are being bought for the conversion unit rather than the NATO nuclear mission, AVM Jim Beck has told #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs26.
New Chinook buy to sustain UK heavy lift beyond 2040
A second Chinook buy will sustain UK heavy lift beyond 2040, the MoD says, though lift capacity faces a temporary dip while older fleets are replaced.
