United Kingdom (UK)

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
The UK government wants to increase the fee for its newly introduced Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) by 60% in a move that IATA described as “bewildering.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Warsaw and London are opening a joint program office in support of Polish air defense programs being supplied by the UK.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The GCAP member countries have made rapid progress to prepare for development, but UK lawmakers say challenges remain in keeping the project on track.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Iraq’s Al-Qayyarah airbase, located south of Mosul, will be reconstructed through a £500 million ($612 million) rehabilitation project.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
One of the service’s F-35As was flown with a 40% blend of biofuel on Jan. 14.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Members of the UK Parliamentary Defense Select Committee say the project will need to avoid the mistakes made by previous programs such as the Eurofighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
The licensing initiative comes after ARC announced late last year that it plans to sell off the C600 program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The investment comes as part of a transaction that will raise up to $180 million for Vertical.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have signed a contract for part of the LTE Technology Maturation Phase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK is ratcheting up efforts to sell Eurofighters to Turkey with a visit of two Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft to Ankara.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Member states are expected to provide €4.8 billion and the European Union €1.7 billion, with an additional €1.2 billion coming from other sources.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Gama Aviation plans a second quarter 2025 opening of its new business aviation center at Sharjah International Airport.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Victoria Moores
The UK government has noted that the phase-out of free UK emissions trading system (ETS) allocations could disproportionately impact smaller operators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Two new solar power projects—different in size and scale, but both first of their exact kind—have been completed at British airports.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Crucial milestones in the development of the next-generation combat aircraft are imminent.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Small UAS have been spotted in the vicinity of and over RAF Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell and Fairford since Nov. 20.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Founder and former CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick, who fought to retain control of the company, will stay on as a board member.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Australian and British companies are working together on a passive and jam-resistant navigation system for missiles, as well as crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The UK has opened a fraud probe into Thales.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By David Casey
The parent company of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports is being sold in a deal worth more than £1.53 billion ($2 billion).
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Britten-Norman is now hoping to produce its first UK-manufactured Islander in November 2025, marking a slip from the original timeline of May 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The program is currently in the assessment and risk reduction phase.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The new contract will replace the current Typhoon Total Availability eNterprise (TyTAN) arrangement in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion