Defence Ministers from participating nations have met in Italy to discuss the pan-Europe Eurofighter Typhoon programme – a joint venture between UK, Germany, Spain and Italy, under the governance of NATO. The UK Minister for Defence Procurement, Alex Chalk KC, joined the cohort in Milan to discuss on-going cooperation on the ...
Over 100 Defence medical specialists have been providing urgent medical assistance to victims of the earthquake in Turkey through a critical care air support team and at the UK Medical Treatment Facility in Turkoglu. An RAF Critical Care Air Support Team (CCAST) – consisting of one consultant anaesthetist, five nurses, three ...
BAE Systems has delivered the 1,000th rear fuselage to Lockheed Martin for the F-35, the world’s most advanced and capable fifth generation fighter. More than 1,500 employees at the Company’s facilities in Samlesbury, Lancashire, produce the rear fuselage for every F-35 in the global fleet. The first fuselage was delivered to ...
The Royal Air Force has agreed a new partnership with OneWeb, which will see the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company sign a two-season prime sponsorship deal with the RAF’s Rugby Union (RAFRU) teams. The news was announced today as players, personnel and pilots, along with OneWeb staff, came together at ...