Project Nightfall and Project Octopus both fall under the Lyra programme, with UK industry working to develop and deliver additional missiles and drones to help bolster Ukraine’s warfighting capabilities against Russia.
The United Arab Emirates has taken the lion’s share of this round, with the US supporting its F-16 fleet and signing off on possible sales for more AMRAAM AIM-120 missiles and a counter-drone system.
At DSEI 2025, James Gray, Managing Director and CEO of Raytheon UK (part of RTX), outlines the company’s century-long presence in the UK and its evolving role across defence, aerospace, cyber, and tra...
At DSEI 2025, Controp representatives outline how artificial intelligence is being integrated with electro-optical payloads to improve decision-making and operational efficiency across land, air, and ...
Pivotal has demonstrated its lightweight electric VTOL aircraft, BlackFly, live at SOF Week 2025, as the company positions the platform for special operations and wider defence applications.
ECA Group has adapted its IT180 UAV for operations in polar regions based on the requirements of France's Laboratory of Glaciology and Geophysics of Environment (LGGE), …
Cobham Helicopter Services has received a £2 million contract from QinetiQ to provide helicopter support to the UK's Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) and Rotary …
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has successfully tested a Detect and Avoid (DAA) system that includes its Due Regard Radar (DRR) on a Guardian UAS …
Russian Helicopters has taken its mobile training simulator for the Mi-8MTV1 helicopter to the KADEX military exhibition that is currently being held in Astana, Kazakhstan. …
BAE Systems will be demonstrating Phase 2 of their new unmanned systems command and control technology at the Unmanned Warrior exercises in October. Designated the …
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the first test flight of the T-50A, its proposed aircraft for the US Air Force Advanced Pilot Training (APT) programme, …
The German Heavy Transport (STH) helicopter programme is a priority for Boeing, which is putting forward its Chinook CH-47F twin rotor helicopter. The numbers needed …
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) will integrate the RecceLite imagery reconnaissance pod onto a Predator B/MQ-9 UAS from the Italian Air Force, the company announced …
The Big Wing Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAS variant has completed its longest endurance flight of 37 hours, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced on 1 June. The endurance …
As the competition to replace Germany’s CH-53G helicopters with a new platform heats up, Airbus Helicopters is keeping its options open. This takes place amid …
Sikorsky has successfully demonstrated a 30 mile autonomous flight of its Sikorsky S-76 medium-size commercial utility helicopter, it announced on 31 May. The demonstration completes …