UK
Fourth AW139 VIP To Join UK & Ireland Corporate Fleet
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announce the sale of the fourth AW139 intermediate twin helicopter for corporate transport in the UK & Ireland. This latest sale continues the success of the AW139 in the UK & Ireland corporate helicopter market in… Continue reading
UK Apache Hellfire missiles restocked in £15 million deal
The UK MOD has signed a £15 million contract to replenish the Army’s stock of supersonic Hellfire missiles used by Apache helicopters.
The 100-pound (45kg) Hellfire precision missile is Apache’s primary weapon. Used by crews in Afghanistan, it also proved… Continue reading
BAe 146 C.MK 3 aircraft delivered to the UK Royal Air Force
MAJOR CONVERSION PROGRAMME INCLUDES ENHANCED INTERIOR FLEXIBILITY WITH FOUR DIFFERENT INTERIOR OPTIONS
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has delivered on time and on budget two BAe 146-200QC (Quick Change) aircraft that have been converted from commercial to military configuration for use… Continue reading
1st Flight of Newest UK Chinook Helicopter
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., April 15, 2013 — Boeing recently completed the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force.
The March 15 flight, at the Boeing helicopter facility near Philadelphia, happened ahead… Continue reading
Third F-35B For United Kingdom Makes First Flight
Monday, the third United Kingdom Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35 Lightning II
sped down the runway at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base
embarking on its first flight. The aircraft, known as ZM137, departed at 10:16
a.m. with Lockheed… Continue reading
AgustaWestland AW189 Helicopter selected for UK Search and Rescue
The AgustaWestland AW189 Search & Rescue (SAR) helicopter will play a pivotal role in the provision of SAR services in the UK. Bristow Helicopters Ltd., which has been awarded the contract by the UK Department for Transport to provide SAR… Continue reading
First UK operational flight of F-35
First flight by operational pilot of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
The first solo flight of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by a UK operational pilot has taken place in the United States.
On 19 March at Eglin Air Force… Continue reading
Uk Ministry of Defence awards A400M Atlas training service contract to Airbus Military and Thales
Airbus Military and Thales UK have signed an 18-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to supply training services for the A400M Atlas, the Royal Air Force’s next-generation military transport aircraft.
The multi-million pound training services programme will be… Continue reading
Airbus A380 wins prestigious UK award
Noise Abatement Society award recognises Airbus A380 for reduced noise.
The UK’s national noise reduction charity, the Noise Abatement Society, presented the Airbus A380 a top award at their annual award ceremony last night recognising the aircraft’s… Continue reading
UAE, UK say plan defence partnership around Typhoon
(Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates and Britain plan to establish a defence and industrial partnership involving close cooperation around the BAE Systems-built Typhoon fighter jet, the countries said in a joint communique on Tuesday.
The statement, issued as British… Continue reading
Second UK F-35 And Marine Corps F-35B Delivered To Eglin
The second United Kingdom Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base today for delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin’s eleventh U.S. Marine Corps F-35B ferried to the… Continue reading
Cessna announces first Citation Service Center in the UK
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the first Cessna-owned Citation Service Center in the UK, located at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield.The newly-acquired 50,000-square-foot facility, rebranded as the Doncaster Citation Service Center, offers a wide… Continue reading