UK planning to purchase additional A400M transport aircraft
In a table detailing current and future Ministry of Defence expenditure, an entry is listed mentioning that the UK plans to purchase additional A400M Atlas transport aircraft later this decade.
Boeing wins £460m British military logistics contract
A logistics system critical to British military operations around the world will be supported under a new five-year, £460 million contract with Boeing Defence UK.
Contract awarded for maintenance of RAF’s High-G Centrifuge
Thales UK has been awarded a contract for the continued service provision and equipment maintenance of the High-G Centrifuge at RAF Cranwell.
First F-35B undergoes airframe strengthening using lasers
Laser shock peening strengthens the aircraft’s frame without adding any additional material or weight, which would reduce its capability by limiting fuel or weapon carrying capacity.
BAE to boost staff in UK by around 1,700
The 1,700 apprentices and graduates will be based at BAE sites in England, Scotland and Wales.
British surveillance aircraft busy near Crimea
British RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft, designed to soak up electronic signals, have been deployed near Crimea twice in the last seven days.
NATO jets scrambled 370 times in 2021
Around 80 percent of the missions, 290 in total, were in response to flights by Russian military aircraft near NATO airspace.
Lockheed to design new F-35 variant for mystery customer
Lockheed Martin has received a $49 million contract from the United States to design and develop an F-35 variant "tailored for an unspecified Foreign Military Sales customer".
Voyager tankers scrambled to refuel cargo aircraft over Arctic
Two Royal Air Force Voyager tanker aircraft are now being deployed to refuel a small cargo aircraft over the Arctic.
British surveillance aircraft monitoring Russian forces near Crimea
A British RC-135 'Rivet Joint' intelligence gathering aircraft has been monitoring Russian forces around Crimea.
