Andrew Chuter
Andrew Chuter is the United Kingdom correspondent for Defense News.
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Britain cements foothold in Ukraine for weapons upkeep, production
“The repair facility that has been secured is scalable to provide a similar capability for U.K. and other nations’ systems,” said a British official.
British Air Force aims to be world’s first service with certified zero-carbon aircraft
If the program goes as planned, Britain could have their first zero-carbon platform flying by around 2027.
British government to nationalize steel components maker in $3.54 million deal
The deal, which must be approved by shareholders, assures the future of a company that is a key strategic industrial asset.
Most of the Royal Navy’s destroyers are unavailable for deployment
Five of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers are unavailable for deployment, leaving just one warship in the class capable of operations.
British committee wants to shake out Ajax’s vibration problems
A Parliamentary defence committee is set to quiz top officials from the Ministry of Defence and contractor General Dynamics UK on the causes behind the troubled Ajax armored reconnaissance vehicle program.
Multidomain cloud ready for operational use, drone swarm nearly there, says British air chief
The Royal Air Force also intends to invest in a substantial boost to synthetic training capabilities.
British warship to get a boost in firepower with new missile
The investment in Type 45 lethality improvements comes to $692 million), the government says.
Babcock reveals export opportunities for Type 31 frigate
The British shipbuilder leading the construction of the new Type 31 frigate for the Royal Navy says it is already pursuing five live campaigns to secure exports for the general-purpose warship.
Two reasons Britain could slow its purchase of the F-35
The high costs of supporting F-35s and a failure to quickly integrate the MBDA Meteor to the aircraft could slow British plans to buy more of the jets, defence secretary Ben Wallace warned June 23.
British shipbuilder Babcock to help beef up Ukraine’s navy
Ukraine is on course to rebuild the capabilities of its navy with the help of a possible deal with British warship builder and support-services company Babcock International.
