Could the F-35 have laser weapons in the future?
Companies involved in the F-35 programme are considering laser weapon concepts for use by the aircraft.
Wildcat helicopter teams up with UAV
This is a UK first, allowing a helicopter crew to control a UAV from the cockpit as if it was one of the aircraft’s on-board sensors.
MBDA launches VL MICA NG air defence system
MBDA say that the new VL MICA NG system offers improved capabilities to handle atypical targets such as UAVs and small aircraft characterised by increasingly low observable infrared and radio frequency signatures.
Over 70 aircraft to engage in large scale ‘battle’ over North Sea
Exercise Crimson Warrior will see over 70 aircraft conducting high intensity tactical training over the North Sea and North East of England.
Latest UK tech revealed for Tempest combat aircraft
British engineers have revealed some of the latest concepts under development for the Royal Air Force's next generation combat aircraft.
UK in ‘race with adversaries for technological advantage’
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has unveiled a new Science and Technology Strategy for the UK.
Tempest jet could ‘generate billions for the UK economy’ say builders
The Tempest programme "will contribute at least £25.3bn to the UK economy in the first 30 years alone", according to report created by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Third new British P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft arrives
The third of nine P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft has arrived in Scotland from the United States.
New Tempest jet radar to capture ‘city worth of data’ every second
The new sensor, called the ‘Multi-Function Radio Frequency System’, will collect and process unprecedented amounts of data – equivalent to the internet traffic of a large city such as Edinburgh, every second.
British jets intercept Russian aircraft near HMS Queen Elizabeth
Typhoon jets shadowed two Tu-160 bombers towards the area near Shetland where HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group were exercising as part of NATO Exercise Joint Warrior.
