UK New Military Aviation Authority begins work
A new Military Aviation Authority (MAA) which will provide the regulatory framework for all aspects of military aviation has started work today, Thursday 1 April…
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LONGBOW LLC Awarded $86 Million to Support and Sustain U.K. Apache Attack Helicopters
ORLANDO, FL, February 22nd, 2010 — The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC], was…
Bombardier Awards Contracts on CSeries Aircraft Programme to UK Companies
Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast, today announced it has awarded contracts to two more UK companies for work on Bombardier’s CSeries commercial aircraft programme.  GKN Aerospace will…
First U.K. Service Pilot Flies The Lockheed Martin F-35
PATUXENT RIVER, Md., January 27th, 2010 — A Royal Air Force officer on Tuesday became the first active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom to…
Rolls-Royce extends support for UK Typhoon fleet
Friday, 15 January 2010 Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed an innovative service contract worth £865 million with the UK Ministry of Defence…
UK MoD to slash jet fighter orders as it struggles to save aircraft programme
Defence chiefs are preparing drastic cuts to the number of American stealth aircraft planned for the RAF and the Royal Navy’s proposed new carriers, the…
UK police arrest 3 Emirates passengers
LONDON – British police arrested three passengers aboard a Dubai-bound Emirates airliner at London’s Heathrow airport on Friday on suspicion of making a bomb threat,…
United Kingdom Announces Approval Of Third F-35B Joint Strike Fighter Purchase
FORT WORTH, Texas, December 22nd, 2009 — The Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA) program has announced that the United Kingdom has received financial approval to purchase…
Boeing Delivers 1st Mk3 Chinook to UK Royal Air Force
LONDON, Dec. 18, 2009 — Boeing Defence UK Ltd., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA], today confirmed the Nov. 30 delivery of the first…
MOD UK announces new Air Safety Authority
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has today announced the creation of a new military airworthiness authority to ensure aviation safety standards are of the highest order…
MOD UK ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR 22 NEW BATTLE-WINNING CHINOOKS
The Ministry of Defence will give a major boost to the military helicopter fleet with 22 new Chinook helicopters, the Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced…
UK Armed Forces assist with Cumbrian floods
The Armed Forces have been assisting the Cumbrian emergency services through the night in dealing with the severe flooding in and around Cockermouth. Cumbria police…
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