United Kingdom (UK)

Published on May 2, the UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report confirms company statements immediately following the Aug. 9 incident.

A composite, single piece main wing was among the advances developed by Spirit AeroSystems as part of the UK’s now-canceled Mosquito.

Defense contractor Leidos sees growing opportunities in a geopolitically fraught world.

Italy has joined the effort to supply long-range air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine, UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to raise the UK defense budget to “a new baseline” 2.5% of GDP by 2030 contains a crucial caveat.

Executives from BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls-Royce argue that the UK should not rely on other nations when it comes to defense procurement.

The new targets, confirmed April 25, include a review mechanism to help manage prices and minimize the impact on ticket prices for passengers.

The Shetland Islands’ SaxaVord spaceport has secured a range control license from the UK’s aviation regulator in another step toward the first orbital launches from the site.

As it looks ahead to a first flight of its electric propulsion unit this year, UK startup Evolito has appointed an experienced aerospace executive as chief technology officer.

Labour has now joined the Conservatives in pledging to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, but woolly caveats and an impending election leave doubts.

The UK defense ministry has finalized a deal to buy six new Airbus H145 twin-engine light helicopters to support military training in Brunei and Cyprus.

GKN Aerospace is nearing critical milestones in its H2Gear hydrogen-electric powertrain research and technology project after overcoming supply chain issues.

The full details of the multinational, multilayered defense against the Iranian attack are still kept secret.

British lawmakers are challenging the government to increase defense spending, but the issue does not appear to be a public priority.

Former Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East has been appointed chairman of NATS, the UK air navigation service provider.

Trudeau's comments emerge after the AUKUS nations revealed they are considering Japan’s accession as a “potential collaborator” in some elements of Pillar Two.

The UK government has said most UK airports will be unable to meet its June 2024 deadline to install new-generation security scanners.

A key element of a novel electric propulsion demonstrator has been completed and is set to begin bench testing under a UK government-supported research program.

Leading British aerospace research center Cranfield University is set to establish the UK’s first airport-based, large-scale hydrogen research hub.

The UK has released the first road map for development of technologies to tackle non-CO2 emissions from aviation.

The British Army Air Corps has marked the impending retirement of its locally assembled Apache attack helicopters with a flypast around the UK.

British intelligence officials are suggesting Moscow could be facing fleet availability issues.

A UK-based startup has begun flight tests of a co-axial, rotary-wing UAS that it hopes to bring to the military market in the next two years.

Integrating the first UAM aircraft into today’s urban airspace environments is going to be a huge challenge, a UK panel says.

Spanish companies will use a microsatellite built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics to test their planned space-based air traffic management (ATM) system.