UK Tested Maritime HERON
IAI and British 2Excel Aviation have conducted a demonstration of IAI's Maritime HERON UAS in a variety of scenarios.
United Kingdom News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkish Air Force Commander visits the UK
Turkish Air Force Commander General Hasan Küçükakyüz visited the United Kingdom to discuss future aerial platforms between Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Defence Politics
UK signs security pact with Sweden and Finland
The UK has agreed to mutual security pacts with Sweden and Finland, agreeing to come to their aid should either nation be attacked.
Weapon / Missile
British Brimstone anti-ship missiles will arrive in Ukraine
Britain will send anti-ship Brimstone missiles to Ukraine to bolster naval defences after the sinking of the Russian warship Moskva.
Air
Regional / Strategy
UK Calls India to join the TEMPEST
Britain and India will strengthen their defence and security ties, to develop combat jet technology, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Demir to visit Rolls-Royce next month with big Expectations
Turkish and British aviation industries are heading towards a new step. President of SSB Professor Ismail Demir will visit the United Kingdom in May.
Unmanned Systems
Coşkunöz exports UAV to the UK
Turkish product unmanned aerial vehicle JACKAL was exported to the UK under an agreement between Fly BVLOS Technology.
Bilateral Relations
UK to Poland, Poland to Ukraine, Tank exchange
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his plans to ‘backfill’ supplies of Soviet-era tanks by sending Challenger II MBT to Poland.
Navy / Maritime
Royal Navy retires HMS Talent
According to Navy Lookout, Royal Navy is preparing to dispose of HMS Talent with a formal decommissioning ceremony in May.
Land
UK Gets 100 more Boxer
OCCAR, and ARTEC, a Rheinmetall and KMW consortium, have signed a contract extension to supply the British Army with an additional 100 BOXER.
Regional / Strategy
Turkish Defence Industry to improve with NATO Allies
Defence industry cooperation came to the fore at the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Brussels on 6-7 April.
Land
Several British soldiers left service to fight in Ukraine
In response to Russian attack, the British Army admits that a number of its soldiers have left service to fight in Ukraine.
Country
Ukraine Prepares for Urban Warfare
The United Kingdom plans to supply Ukraine with Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles and “a small consignment” of Javelin anti-tank missiles.
Navy / Maritime
British Babcock to Design Poland’s New Frigates
Babcock International has been selected as the platform design provider for Poland’s MIECZNIK (Swordfish) new frigate programme.
