Falkland Islands SAR contract awarded
AAR Airlift has been awarded a £180 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide a 10 year search and rescue service...
F-35 gun problem rumours unfounded
You may have seen some articles over the last few weeks that claim that the F-35's gun will not work until 2020 or that...
F-35 meets production goals for 2014, on track for 2015
The United States accepted its final F-35 delivery for 2014 just before the New Year, meeting the program production goal of 36 aircraft for the...
Typhoon completes first Meteor live firing
BAE Systems has completed the first live firing of the Meteor long range air-to-air missile from a Typhoon aircraft at the Hebrides firing range...
RAF on high alert due to increased Arctic activity
The Royal Air Force will reportedly be on high alert in the coming days in order to intercept and track flights from the Arctic region. The move...
UK to stand up final Typhoon squadron
The fifth Typhoon squadron will stand up at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland on the 9th of January. Number 2 Squadron joins Squadrons 1 and 6...
Ministry of Defence clarify Queen Elizabeth class carrier F-35 plans
The Ministry of Defence have clarified the details surrounding the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and their complement of F-35B strike aircraft. The following...
British F-35B’s achieve key weapons milestone
According to a BAE press release, a British test team including personnel from BAE Systems have successfully completed initial aircraft handling trials for ASRAAM...
United Kingdom takes delivery of first A400M Atlas transport aircraft
The Royal Air Force have taken delivery of their first A400M Atlas. The aircraft will be used by the RAF to start familiarising crew...
Typhoon radar upgrade contract signed
The United Kingdom and partner nations Germany, Italy and Spain have signed a £830 million pound contract to provide the Typhoon with the new...
