Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin has announced that work on the AW159 Wildcat helicopter produced by Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil will continue in the UK. The possibility of relocating the fabrication work for future AW159 helicopter orders overseas had been considered but following analysis from the MoD, Leonardo Helicopters has confirmed ...
Scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are leading an innovative experiment to tackle the growing problem of space junk. UK scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are leading an innovative experiment to tackle the growing problem of space junk. Hundreds of thousands of manmade objects orbit the ...
A successful test of firing of the Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon has been completed. The trial was undertaken as part of ongoing development work that will significantly upgrade the Typhoon, with this part of the development working to integrate the Phase 3 Enhancement (P3E) package. P3E forms part of ...
The nine new Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be operated by number 120 Squadron and number 201 Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced the operating squadrons and the first commanding officer for the new aircraft as part of the government’s £3Bn investment in its Maritime Patrol ...
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