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...
Even when Ed Blantz maintained CH-47 Chinook helicopters on the ground, he wanted to spend his career in the air. There was just one problem. “Aircraft electricians don’t fly,” he said. “But flight engineers do.” Blantz went back to school....
~ Key design considerations for electrical connector solutions used in the harsh environments often found in the military sector ~ In the world of electrical connectors, there is an abundance of options to choose from, which can make identifying the...
Airbus Defence and Space has conducted a new flight-test campaign of the A400M Roll-on/Roll-off firefighting prototype kit, dropping 20,000 litres of retardant and creating high concentration lines over 400 metres long. Over a period of two weeks, the A400M carried...
Airbus Helicopters and the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service have announced a contract for three five-bladed H145 multi-mission helicopters at the 2023 European Rotors trade show, expanding the service’s fleet. These three additional H145s bring the total number of Airbus...
Three companies with world-leading military training expertise have announced that they are working together to combine their unrivalled technology and experience to revolutionise training for the military forces of the future. BAE Systems, PLEXSYS and Red 6 have agreed to...
