United Kingdom (UK)

By Angus Batey
SAF production occupies an unhelpful position in the investment cycle.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Ben Goldstein
Sora Aviation plans to develop a 30-passenger large tiltrotor eVTOL called the S-1.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Norwegian oil companies have halted all flights to offshore platforms following a fatal accident involving a Bristow-operated Sikorsky S-92 on Feb. 28.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
For the aviation sector to meet its 2050 emissions reduction targets, a rapid increase in the use of sustainable aviation fuel is vital.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has opened negotiations to find a new fleet of medium helicopters for the country’s armed services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Even though the current Hawk T2 fleet is not due for retirement until 2040, groundwork planning needs to begin now for a program to replace the Hawk.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
British defense ministers have outlined plans to accelerate the provision of uncrewed systems across all four branches of the UK’s armed services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Major programs have buoyed BAE Systems to a record order backlog of more than £69 billion ($87.1 billion), the company has reported.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Startup Vertical Aerospace has won an £8 million ($10 million) grant from the UK government to develop next-generation propellers for its VX4 eVTOL air taxi .
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin and Rhea have been awarded contracts to develop software to control the UK’s future constellation of ISR satellites.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus engineers say they are just weeks away from making the first flight of the company’s Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The aircraft has been delivered to New Braunfels National Airport, Texas.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
NATO is looking to adopt near-term, cheaper options to protect against one-way attack drones.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the second European country to opt to perform its own depot-level maintenance, repair and overhaul on the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics, a developer of heavy lift quadcopters.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Senior BAE Systems executives hope to finalize negotiations on work share, work allocation and work locations for the trinational Global Combat Air Program by the summer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
ADS Group is calling on the next UK government to pursue a new industrial strategy that supports industry to give the country a greater strategic advantage.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
The UK is seeking input on the design of vertiports at existing airfields.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK startup ARC Aerosystems has secured the first sale of its Pegasus two-seat autogyro, the jumping off point for its planned Linx family VTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. and UK on Jan. 22 conducted another round of air strikes on Houthi militia targets inside Yemen.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Viasat demonstrated its system using Cranfield University’s National Flying Laboratory Center’s Saab 340B twin-turboprop in January.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s DragonFire laser directed energy demonstration weapon has been tested against aerial targets for the first time.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Jan. 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The U.K. government has committed to providing £2.5 billion of military support to Ukraine during 2024, with £200 million to be spent on providing drones.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Business aviation operator and maintenance outfit Gama Aviation is in talks to buy helo emergency medical services provider Specialist Aviation Services.
Aircraft & Propulsion