The British Army’s high-readiness paratroopers are preparing to serve on a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade are due to travel to the country, as part of the Defence Secretary’s promise to add 100 extra UK personnel to the mission. Michael Fallon met members of ...
Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin announces £131.5M support contract for RAF’s Sentinel surveillance aircraft. The Minister also visited Kent Periscopes in St Asath to view their new innovative periscope assembly facility, before hosting the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) Forum which included a showcase of SME products and services ...
Baines Simmons, Air Partner’s aviation safety consultancy division, has appointed MOD veteran Jason Greenslade and Malcolm Rusby as consultants. The pair will be based at Baines Simmons’ Headquarters at Fairoaks airport in Chobham, Surrey. Mr Greenslade specialises in Availability, Reliability and Maintainability within MOD environments, while Mr Rusby’s focus is on drafting, ...
The Royal Air Force Museum has been awarded £4,595,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the next phase of its RAF Centenary Programme. With 2018 marking the Centenary of the Royal Air Force (RAF), it will become the world’s oldest and longest serving independent air force in the world, and ...