United Kingdom Defence News

Navy / Maritime

UK Launched the Detailed Design Phase of SSN-AUKUS

02 Oct, 12:48
2 min read

The British Defence Ministry, on October 1st, launched the detailed design phase by awarding three contracts to BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and Babcock.

Air

KAAN's Ejection Seat at Tests

29 Sep, 17:16
2 min read

Turkish Fighter KAAN passed its first ejection seat test, carried out in the United Kingdom,

Engine and Transmission

FNSS Showcases its Hybrid Electric Solutions in the UK

26 Sep, 07:00
2 min read

FNSS participates in the “Future Armoured Vehicles Power Systems” conference to present its Hybrid Electric solutions in power systems for armoured vehicles.

Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show Land

Rheinmetall Presents ADW Anti-Tank Area Defence Weapon

17 Sep, 17:03
2 min read

The Rheinmetall company introduced a new intelligent Area Defence Weapon (ADW) as an anti-tank weapon system at the DSEI 2023.

Bilateral Relations Air Engine and Transmission Navy / Maritime

Erdoğan to Meet Prince Edward to Develop Bilateral Ties

17 Sep, 12:52
1 min read

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host the UK's Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, to develop defence and trade relations.

Navy / Maritime

UK Scraps Type 23 Frigates while Turkiye interested

16 Sep, 16:11
1 min read

Royal Navy plans to scrap decommissioned HMS Monmouth and HMS Montrose Type 23 Frigates for spare parts.

Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

Rheinmetall Presents 40mm SSW-40 Automatic Grenade Launcher

15 Sep, 17:15
1 min read

Rheinmetall presented its 40mm SSW-40 (Squad Support Weapon-40) grenade launcher as a fire support weapon at DSEI.

Land Expo and Air Show

KONŠTRUKTA Presents BIA 155 mm SPH system at DSEI

14 Sep, 12:15
1 min read

Slovak state-run defence company KONŠTRUKTA has developed a new wheeled Self-Propelled Howitzer system BIA 155 mm.

Air Weapon / Missile

Beretta Introduces a New 5.56 mm Rifle

13 Sep, 18:13
1 min read

Italian Beretta Defence Technologies (BDT) introduces its NARP rifle system at DSEI. BDT has been working on the development of the system since 2018.

Navy / Maritime Expo and Air Show

Babcock and Saab team up for 100 m-long Corvette

13 Sep, 10:31
1 min read

A deal between two major manufacturers, Britain's Babcock and Sweden's Saab, was announced at the DSEI defence exhibition in London.

Expo and Air Show Defence Politics Unmanned Systems

Ukraine, Lessoned Learned: UK Establishes UAV Unit

12 Sep, 21:28
2 min read

UK will establish a UAV unit by the end of 2023 as the war in Ukraine has showcased UAVs’ role in the battlefield.

Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

Roketsan Steps-in the UK with DSEI 2023

12 Sep, 12:47
1 min read

Roketsan aims to take its position in the UK market to the next level with the products it will exhibit and the meetings it will hold at DSEI in London.