All UK Royal Navy articles – Page 4

  • Tanan II - Airbus Defence & Space
    News

    Airbus touts Tanan UAV's UK potential

    2015-01-21T11:55:28Z

    ​Airbus Defence & Space is working towards the certification of its Tanan rotary unmanned air vehicle demonstrator, which could be a consideration for the Royal Navy as the force assesses it maritime surveillance options.

  • ScanEagle launch - Crown Copyright
    News

    RN establishes UAV squadron

    2014-12-03T13:03:53Z

    The Royal Navy has established its first unmanned air vehicle squadron to oversee the deployment of the Insitu ScanEagle that has been in operation for some 12 months.

  • F-35B UK - Crown Copyright
    News

    F-35B makes first flight with UK weapons

    2014-11-25T12:12:06Z

    ​A UK test team has completed an initial series of handling flights of a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II carrying trial rounds of the Raytheon Systems Paveway IV precision-guided bomb and MBDA ASRAAM air-to-air missile.

  • T-6C - Beechcraft
    News

    T-6C to head UK military training renewal

    2014-10-24T11:56:32Z

    ​The UK Ministry of Defence is replace the bulk of its current fixed-wing training aircraft with three new types, following the selection of a Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme bid by KBR/Elbit Systems joint venture Affinity.

  • Tornado Brimstone - MBDA
    News

    UK to join air strike campaign in Iraq

    2014-09-26T17:41:15Z

    The UK Parliament has voted in favour of the Royal Air Force participating in the air strike campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq.

  • X-47B Roosevelt for launch - US Navy
    News

    Northrop Grumman sizes up UK UCAV requirements

    2014-09-10T09:01:34Z

    Northrop Grumman is pitching the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology derived from its US Navy (USN)-sponsored X-47B demonstrator to the UK, to feed into its Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth
    News

    UK's second aircraft carrier will enter service

    2014-09-08T10:41:29Z

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the Ministry of Defence will bring its second aircraft carrier – HMS Prince Wales – into service, in a reversal of a decision made in 2010.

  • News

    FARNBOROUGH: UK MoD signs for new helo-integrated missiles

    2014-07-16T15:20:00Z

    The UK Ministry of Defence has officially signed a £90 million ($154 million) deal with AgustaWestland to integrate two new missile types on the Royal Navy’s future Wildcat helicopters.

  • Merlin HM2
    News

    FARNBOROUGH: Merlin HM2 enters service after 'Deep Blue' test

    2014-07-15T10:01:00Z

    ​One of the world’s most sophisticated maritime helicopters has entered service four months ahead of schedule, as the Royal Navy has expressed its delight with the type’s performance during a key exercise.

  • Scan Eagle Royal Navy FS
    News

    FARNBOROUGH: Boeing eyes European unmanned potential

    2014-07-15T07:47:00Z

    ​A senior Boeing figure has said that the company is well positioned to penetrate the European unmanned market, following good experiences with other types of kit.

  • News

    RAeS backs UK aircraft carrier acquisition

    2014-07-08T17:08:34Z

    ​A timely report on the maritime air power capabilities of the UK has claimed that the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier – officially named on 4 July – is a wise acquisition based on the strategic advantage that the vessel will bring to the nation.

  • F-35B QE carrier - Aircraft Carrier Alliance
    News

    F-35 grounding has no impact on UK purchase plan, says Hammond

    2014-07-04T16:37:00Z

    ​A current grounding of the entire Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet has no bearing on the UK’s plans to order the fifth-generation type, according to defence secretary Philip Hammond.

  • Wildcat LMM - Crown Copyright
    News

    UK orders lightweight missiles for naval Wildcat

    2014-06-17T17:32:55Z

    ​The UK Royal Navy has awarded Thales a £48 million ($81 million) contract to develop a new light missile for its AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat attack helicopters.

  • F-35 Queen Elizabeth - Aircraft Carrier Alliance
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: UK aircraft carrier nears programme milestone

    2014-05-02T14:55:00Z

    Two months from now, the UK Royal Navy’s largest ever warship will be named, before being floated out of its dry dock in Rosyth, Scotland, as the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

  • FASGW Wildcat - Crown Copyright
    News

    UK, France to deliver new anti-ship missile

    2014-03-27T14:47:18Z

    ​MBDA has been awarded a demonstration and manufacturing contract worth more than £500 million ($831 million) to deliver a new helicopter-launched anti-ship missile for the French and UK navies.

  • News

    UK sets 2019 target for Crowsnest introduction

    2014-02-06T07:56:56Z

    ​The UK Royal Navy will field a next-generation organic airborne early warning capability in 2019, 18 months sooner than previously planned.

  • RAF Merlins - Crown Copyright
    News

    UK launches commando role transition for AW101

    2014-01-29T13:44:12Z

    Seven of the UK’s AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin rotorcraft will receive an initial set of modifications to ensure a continuation of support for the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force once the service’s last Westland Sea King HC4/4+ transports are retired in 2016.

  • ScanEagle - Boeing
    News

    Royal Navy ready to launch ScanEagle operations

    2014-01-16T14:05:31Z

    ​The UK Royal Navy is poised to conduct its first operational flights with the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air system, as the service continues to evaluate its long-term requirements for such equipment.