The UK’s most advanced air power – F-35 Lightning stealth fighters – have embarked on HMS Prince of Wales as the carrier prepares to join NATO allies on its biggest exercise in decades. For the first time, the 65,000-tonne ship will host UK Carrier Strike Group battlestaff as she takes a ...
The first group of personnel have completed the Accelerated Apprenticeship Scheme for Air Engineering within the Royal Navy. The first group of trainees in the Navy’s Accelerated Apprenticeship Scheme for Air engineering graduated with qualifications at an event at HMS Sultan. The ceremony also saw the first full class of Air ...
Meggitt PLC has signed a $16 million contract with Chemring Australia Pty for the supply of flare countermeasure assemblies on the F35 fighter jet. This contract award further increases Meggitt content and scope on the multirole combat aircraft. The flare countermeasure assembly is critical to survival in a combat situation and ...
DIO is expanding RAF Lakenheath construction to include facilities for visiting US security forces. RAF Lakenheath construction ahead of the arrival of F35 aircraft is being expanded to include new space for United States Visiting Forces (USVF) security forces. The initial work will upgrade the existing office building to provide a ...