UK weapons and ammunition manufacturing jobs supported by defence expenditure rose 51% in the 2024/25 financial year, according to Ministry of Defence estimates.
Britain plans to expand its fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines to as many as 12 as it completes the Astute-class programme and develops its SSN-AUKUS successor.
Amentum has joined a five-year Babcock International engineering services framework supporting critical UK defense programs across nuclear, marine, land, aviation and mission systems.
Rheinmetall has opened an Advanced Land Autonomy Centre of Excellence in the UK to integrate, test and deploy autonomous ground systems for the British market and surrounding regions.
Cambridge Aerospace has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round at a $3.4 billion valuation, giving the British air defence company fresh capital to expand manufacturing and deliver existing contracts.
The UK Ministry of Defence has opened the procurement process for a new Royal Air Force advanced jet trainer, launching a technical dialogue with potential suppliers on 7 August.
Royal Navy warships and helicopters spent 21 days monitoring Russian naval activity in UK waters and the North Atlantic during July.
The UK government will invest £8.4 billion in the next phase of the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought-class submarine programme.
The U.S. Air Force certified two RAF Lakenheath fighter squadrons for combat operations during Combat Archer UK 2026.
BAE Systems used GKN Aerospace’s composite manufacturing and assembly capabilities to support the accelerated programme.
Construction of the first submarine, Dreadnought, continues at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard. Delivery to the Royal Navy is planned for the early 2030s.
British engineering company MGI Engineering has unveiled the T-022 Vortex autonomous combat aircraft for the UK’s Storm Fighter requirement.
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