MOD has awarded a nearly £350 million contract for Typhoon engine support to Rolls-Royce. The contract, worth £346.7million was awarded to Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of Typhoon engines with jobs in Bristol, Lincolnshire, and Moray. The EJ200 engines will be maintained and repaired by Rolls-Royce over five years. The contract includes Rolls-Royce ...
RAF pilots will get to face some ‘Gladiator’ training as the MOD recently announced a new cutting–edge simulation capability that will enable up to three pilots to be immersed in the same virtual environment. In May, Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets based at Ämari Air Base in Estonia were launched to intercept Russian aircraft – the ...
The Red Arrows North American Tour has officially begun as jets have left their RAF base for a 2,658 nautical-mile journey across the Atlantic. The Red Arrows North American tour will see the jets performing aerobatic displays in Canada and the US to promote Britain. The jets took off from RAF ...
Raytheon and DARPA completed a successful baseline design review for the Tactical Boost Glide hypersonic weapons program, establishing the company’s technical approach for a critical design review and moving the system a step closer to development and use. A boost glide weapon uses a rocket to accelerate its payload and achieve hypersonic ...