UK scraps 25% of Chinook helicopter force and entire Puma HC2 fleet
The UK has axed 25% of its existing heavy lift CH-47 Chinook fleet and all 17 Puma HC2 helicopters as…
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Richard Thomas
Richard is editor-in-chief for defence and transport at GlobalData. He has worked the UK defence beat since 2014, and previously the defence and diplomatic beats in Muscat, Oman, from 2008-2013.
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UK fires new SPEAR 3 cruise missile, but service entry still years away
Despite the UK government announcing the successful firing trials of the SPEAR 3 cruise missile, a system that will provide…
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UK PM lauds £1bn aerospace boost days after Reaction Engines’ bankruptcy
The UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announced a near £1bn ($1.2bn) investment drive into the UK’s aerospace sector just days…
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UK says delivery of first tranche of 48 F-35Bs will conclude in 2025
The UK government has said that F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin has confirmed its intention to deliver the 48 F-35B…
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China declassifies world-first fifth-generation stealth fighter variant
China pulled back the veil on the development of the twin-seat variant of its J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter at the…
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US Election 2024: caution and concern in Ukraine after Trump win
The election of former US President Donald Trump back to the White House, becoming the first president to serve two…
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US Election 2024: Ukraine’s fate in the balance
With voting nearing conclusion in the knife-edge US presidential election that will determine the country’s political direction for the majority…
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Hypersonics: Global Defence Technology 149
This latest issue of Global Defence Technology once more brings you all the insight and analysis into the technologies, policies,…
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UK Chinook flight hours down by nearly 20% in four years
The annual number of flight hours conducted by the UK’s CH-47 Chinook fleet dropped by nearly 12% in 2023/24, compared…
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Delivery of UK F-35B force to reach 50% completion by end-2024
The UK is expected to receive another batch of three F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters before the end of 2024,…