Britain’s new F-35B aircraft are to depart their home station of RAF Marham in Norfolk later this year for Cyprus in their first overseas deployment. Owned and operated by the RAF, the Lightning Force is jointly manned by both the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. This deployment will allow ...
DASA opens a contest to fund aviation security innovation at UK airports. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is making more funding available for innovations that enhance aviation security measures, courtesy of the Future Aviation Security Solutions (FASS) programme. FASS – a joint initiative between the Department for Transport (DfT) and ...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems a Phase 3 contract worth $3.1 million to continue developing autonomy software to improve the resiliency of air mission planning for the military. The program, called Resilient Synchronized Planning and Assessment for the Contested Environment (RSPACE), seeks to develop ...
An RAF aircraft has delivered 20 tonnes of UK relief supplies to cyclone-hit Mozambique. An RAF aircraft has delivered UK relief to the worst-hit areas of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi from the Department for International Development (DFID). The A400M Atlas Aircraft is thought to have included items such as water purifiers, solar lanterns, and ...