United Kingdom (UK)

The first pillar of the Australia-UK-U.S. pact focuses on the sale of Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia in the early 2030s.

The facility in Chelveston, England, is planned to be operational by 2025.

Australian and Canadian companies have emerged as winners in the UK’s £1 billion ($1.3 billion) effort to develop a hypersonic weapon.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the UK's new strategic defense review will bolster what he called “our hollowed-out armed forces.”

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that delays and cancellations caused by crew sickness are not extraordinary circumstances.

Two new spaceports in Scotland are preparing to service rockets heading to LEO and polar orbit, positioning the UK as a new player in the small launch market.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has formally launched a strategic defense review to determine the UK’s future military posture.

The company’s in-house-developed engine has still yet to be fired up and fully tested.

Oslo has plentiful spares available to support the Ukrainian aircraft.

New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed new defense and transport ministers after sweeping aside the Conservative Party in a July 4 general election.

In the defense industry, all eyes are on the UK in July for RIAT and Farnborough. We kick off the conversation with a special episode about the British elections and what they (and those in France) mean for A&D.

It is not clear how Japan would collaborate with AUKUS, but not be part of the alliance.

British aviation engineering firm 2Excel Aviation has stood up an Irish business to support a new search-and-rescue contract.

Forces in Europe are doing more in space, including through an increased focus on situational awareness of the domain to address growing threats.

Spain and Luxembourg will become the latest NATO members to provide military satellite communications services to the alliance during NATO-sanctioned operations.

The region is going shopping to address defense shortfalls, with counter-UAS on most countries’ lists.

Japan is studying a new class of air defense destroyer.

The UK’s potential market for urban air mobility and regional air mobility is huge, according to a new analysis.

With just three weeks left before the UK’s general election, Britain’s two main political parties have laid out their vision for defense in their manifestos.

IPS Airways will be a “virtual airline” handling ticket and admin functions; flights will be performed by Germany’s Universal Sky Carrier using Airbus A340-600s

The Phase 4 Enhancements (P4E) package will be the largest and most complex upgrade for the Eurofighter yet.

The bulletin names the Test Flying Academy of South Africa, Beijing China Aviation Technology Co. and Stratos.

The NATO Innovation Fund has co-led a $22.5 million Series A funding round in the UK’s iCOMAT, an advanced composites manufacturer.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Open Cosmos to build seven satellites for the Greek government for €60 million ($65.4 million).

The U.S. Air Force is reportedly looking to pre-position bombers across the Indo-Pacific.