More companies join Tempest combat aircraft programme
Seven new companies are to collaborate with Team Tempest, the consortium delivering the UK's next generation combat aircraft known as Tempest.
British and German Typhoons fly together over Baltic
A detachment of German Eurofighters have arrived in Lithuania to join British Typhoon jets already deployed there.
QinetiQ wins contract to scope upgrade to Royal Canadian Air Force ranges
The initial scoping phase will run through to December 2020.
Marshall receives £890k order for sonobuoy carousels
British firm Marshall Advanced Composites has received an order worth £890,000 from Honeywell for sonobuoy launch carousel assembly units.
British firm Marshall signs partnership with QinetiQ for C-130 armour
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group have signed an exclusive agreement with QinetiQ to market, sell and install the latest generation of lightweight armour for the C-130 Hercules.
Typhoons bomb four Islamic State caves in northern Iraq
A group of caves, situated thirty miles north-west of Tikrit, were confirmed as being used by Islamic State both as accommodation and storage for improvised explosive devices.
Typhoons strike yet more caves in northern Iraq
The RAF say that after the usual precautionary check of the area for civilians, the aircraft attacked with four Paveway IVs, all of which struck their targets successfully.
RAF engineers complete A400M engine change on Falkland Islands
A team of 5 RAF engineers successfully completed an intricate engine change on an A400M aircraft.
Typhoon jets hit Islamic State cave in northern Iraq
A pair of Typhoon FGR4s, supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, recently joined other coalition aircraft in an operation against Islamic State positions.
Committee blasts MoD over ‘lamentable failure to get a grip’ on projects
In a new report, the Public Accounts Committee blasted the Ministry of Defence’s continued "lamentable failure" to "get a grip" and deliver on key defence capabilities needed by the UK Armed Forces.
