BAE Systems has announced that its pioneering Combat Air Flying Demonstrator has reached a major milestone, with two thirds of the aircraft’s structural weight now ‘in manufacturing’. The UK-funded and developed Combat Air Flying Demonstrator is designed to test, develop and mature a range of new technologies in support of the trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) with the UK, Italy and Japan.| euro-sd.com
Amongst informed defence commentators it has been an open secret for several years, but on 29th January a BBC report finally put the engine problems of the Type 45 destroyers into the public eye. The MoD has consistently played down the seriousness of the issue, that had on occasions resulted in total propulsion and electrical failure, leaving| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
On 16th October the head of the MoD Stephen Lovegrove formally approved a revised schedule for the delivery of the 4th Astute class submarine HMS Audacious. Writing to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee he admitted publicly for the first time that Audacious will not be handed over to the RN until January 2021.| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
One of the world's first sixth-generation fighters has moved closer to its first flight, as BAE Systems unveils the prototype Combat Air Flying Demonstrator, now under construction for the Global Combat Air Programme by Britain, Italy, and Japan.| New Atlas
Por: Lic. Alejandro Marcó del Pont La hipocresía debe ser ordenada (El Tábano Economista) En el teatro de la economía internacional, Grecia y Ucrania representan dos tragedias modernas con un guion…| El tábano economista
Pour produire l'avion de combat EF2000/Typhoon, le consortium Eurofighter, constitué par BAE Systems, Airbus et Leonardo, dispose de quatre chaînes| Zone Militaire
Yesterday the Nuclear Information Service published their report "Trouble ahead risks and rising Costs in the UK nuclear weapons programme”. This is a brief response to some of the points and recommendations made in the report. Although the Nuclear Information Service has an anti-Trident agenda and cannot be seen as an entirely objective source, the| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
The delivery of the RN's second aircraft carrier has deservedly been celebrated as a great success for British industry but behind the scenes, in the naval bases and shipyards, all is not well. 2019 has seen a number of important maintenance projects stalled or delayed. Here we summarise the situation. Delays to naval construction and| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
While behind-the-scenes wrangling on the final details of the latest Strategic Defence Review continue, the overall message is crystal clear: the UK intends to significantly increase military spending. To enable this there have already been a number of government decisions designed to make funds available, in particular, for new weapons technology and programmes. In November, … Read more Companies vying for share of purloined aid budget as UK plans to spend big on drones and military tech| Drone Wars UK
Explore the U.S. Marine Corps' new order of 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles from BAE Systems, enhancing amphibious capabilities with cannon-equipped ACVs by 2028.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
HMS Cardiff, the second of eight Type 26 City Class frigates being constructed by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy has left the shipyard at Govan and will be lowered into the water in the next few days.| Navy Lookout