The UK Ministry of Defence has ordered a further six Airbus H145 helicopters as the next step in renewing its rotary fleet and cutting the number of different types in service. The new aircraft will be deployed to Cyprus primarily…

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a contract to maintain and repair gifted L119 Light Guns in Ukraine. The contract, which was announced during a recent UK Government-led trade mission to Kyiv, means that L119s which were…

BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) for the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) of the Danish CV90 fleet, ensuring the vehicles’ performance for many years to come. This MLU contract follows…

RF- and mm-wave specialist, Filtronic, has been awarded a contract with BAE Systems for the supply of gallium arsenide (GaAs) power amplifier modules that will be used on BAE advanced maritime active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems.  The contract,…

Joins Hellios’ JOSCAR Zero Initiative Roke proudly announces its participation in JOSCAR Zero, a pioneering decarbonisation programme by Hellios Information. Roke, an early adopter of the JOSCAR program, is committed to environmental responsibility and its determination to achieve net-zero carbon…

The UK’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme has outlined steps to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable practices in a newly published sustainability strategy. FCAS – which combines the expertise of the UK MoD, BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK…

MBDA, a leading defence organisation, is stepping up its commitment to improving gender imbalances across the defence sectors by launching a new programme to help professionals on a career break return to work. MBDA will work with STEM Returners to…

The Challenger 3 programme has reached an important milestone. The contract has now been signed for Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) to deliver a new modular armour system on the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank.   Designed by world leading armour…

The new facility, called ‘The Winston Churchill Centre for Learning and Education’, is being built on the site of the British Normandy Memorial. It will open later this year to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion, which ultimately led…

US and UK missile strikes could signal the ‘beginning of the endgame’ in the Red Sea crisis but severe disruption will remain in ocean freight supply chains. Missile strikes by the US and UK against Houthi militia in Yemen has…