United Kingdom Defence News

Air Expo and Air Show

TUSAŞ will exhibit its products at Farnborough Airshow

16 Jul, 14:34
1 min read

TUSAŞ will be in the UK between 18-22 July 2022 to attend the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA), one of the essential aviation fairs in the world.

Expo and Air Show Air Unmanned Systems

TUSAŞ and Defence Industry to showcase products in FIA

11 Jul, 19:52
2 mins

Farnborough, will open its doors for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Airshow was last displayed in 2018.

Ammunition

Greece is Attempting to Gain APKWS Capacity for Aircraft

01 Jul, 12:40
1 min read

Greek Air Force staff and BAE systems officials met in Athens to add Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) capacity to Greek fighters.

Unmanned Systems

The UK Gives up On the Project Mosquito

25 Jun, 00:31
1 min read

United Kingdom’s “future uncrewed Combat Aircraft Technology Demonstration” Project Mosquito will not proceed beyond the design phase.

Bilateral Relations Regional / Strategy

British Ministers visit Turkiye to Deepen Relations

24 Jun, 12:16
2 min read

British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace visited Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar in Ankara.

Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

RAF's Typhoons in Anatolian Eagle Exercise

22 Jun, 00:57
2 min read

Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft performed NATO Missions in Turkiye and attended the International Anatolian Eagle-2022 Training.

Air

Six NATO Countries Launch Future Helicopter Concept

21 Jun, 11:53
2 min read

France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK, launched a new concept of Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC).

Unmanned Systems

British Army Loses Seventh Watchkeeper Drone

17 Jun, 17:38
2 min read

A British Army drone Watchkeeper crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The £30m army drone first entered service in 2014 in Afghanistan.

Land Bilateral Relations

The UK to send 70 Husky armoured vehicles to Ghana

31 May, 15:50
1 min read

Britain will send 70 Husky TSV armoured vehicles to Ghana to help improve security along the northern part of the country's border.

Air Bilateral Relations Engine and Transmission

Demir; Waiting RR’s answer to our RfP for TF-X Engine

27 May, 09:50
5 min read

President of SSB Professor Demir answered TurDef's questions about the visit to the UK to discuss Turkish / British cooperation on the TF-X engine.

Air

Qatar Starts receiving ordered Eurofighter Typhoons

26 May, 00:58
1 min read

The first batch of Typhoons ordered by Qatar will be delivered in August, according to the British Ministry of Defence Adviser Marshal Martin Elliot Sampson.

Air Modernisation

The UK Ministry of Defence to Replace Its Helicopter Fleet

24 May, 15:37
1 min read

The British Ministry of Defence issued a tender to procure up to 44 New Medium Helicopters (NMH) to replace the Royal Air Force's existing helicopters.