As the UK ramps up defense spending, industry insiders worry that the country doesn't have the skills base to see through key ...

UK Defence Secretary John Healey met Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in London this week to discuss closer ties. After meeting, Mr Healey described Saudi Arabia as a “vital partner for ...

Fighter jets tend to be categorised by their age, features and sophistication. The first generation appeared in the 1940s and ...

European shares closed higher with defence stocks boosting the market after US President Donald Trump threatened additional ...

This may include equipping the Royal Navy with sea-drones to operate from one of its carrier warships and the RAF with laser-armed ‘swarming drones’ to deploy from the new Tempest jet fighter ...

This may include equipping the Royal Navy with sea-drones to operate from one of its carrier warships and the RAF with laser-armed ‘swarming drones’ to deploy from the new Tempest jet fighter, as ...

Britain, Italy and Japan announced last year they would set up a joint company to develop the jet, a step forward in their initial 2022 agreement. Britain's BAE Systems, Italy's Leonardo ...

BAE Systems and Atlas Elektron... (Adds defence secretary comment, background)LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Italy will work with Britain on its planned Tempest fighter plane programme, Britain's ...

Photo credits: BAE Systems In November 2022, Japan reached an agreement with the UK and Italy to merge its efforts with the British Tempest program, forming the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). The ...