United Kingdom (UK)

Denmark, Finland, Germany and the UK announced their intentions Oct. 10 ahead of the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group being held in Brussels.

The UK is moving toward an outcomes-based approach in regulating remotely piloted aircraft systems and the advanced air mobility sector.

An autonomous electric cargo transport ground vehicle is to be tested at the UK’s East Midlands Airport.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is lobbying German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to allow a potential sale of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft to Saudi Arabia.

An Icelandic startup is attempting to develop an uncrewed aircraft system that will mimic the flight of a bird.

The launch customer for the Pioneer Edition of the Lilium Jet has already sold an undisclosed number of its initial batch of 10 aircraft.

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has promised that there will be no new passenger taxation to deter flying.

London has introduced new laws after former UK military pilots were found to have been providing training to China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

A policy review document released this week shows it will take seven years to complete.

MARSS unveiled its Interceptor anti-drone system last year.

Industry partners in the three-nation Global Combat Air Program have reached a further collaboration agreement.

Lockheed Martin is proposing the assembly of the S-70M Black Hawk in the UK as part of its bid to secure the country’s New Medium Helicopter requirement.

The UK plans to contract with Airbus to support its Puma rotorcraft until 2028, as officials continue to delay launching a tender for a fleet successor.

Listen in as editors discuss the initial findings of a NATS report into the “one-in-15 million” event that caused UK air travel chaos.

Poland and the UK are advancing a joint effort to develop a longer-range version of MBDA’s Common Anti-Air Modular Missile.

A UK government consultation on transparency for consumers could spell bad news for airlines charging customers for extras during the booking process.

A preliminary NATS investigation into the Aug. 28 meltdown has traced the problem to a flight plan processing sub-system.

The recommendations follow an investigation into the crash of a Leonardo AW169 helicopter that killed five people, including the owner of Leicester City FC.

The HIA consists of Airbus, Bristol Airport, LCC easyJet, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, and renewable energy company Ørsted.

Consultant EA Maven says the economic benefit of AAM travel could be broad, but vertiport infrastructure remains one of many potential stumbling blocks.

A new team had resurrected the Monarch Airlines name but the startup has been suspended just weeks into the project.

Sweden’s Saab has snapped up UK-based uncrewed systems development house BlueBear.

The UK government has named Grant Shapps as Secretary of State for Defense after the departure of Ben Wallace.

Startup Aerovolt has begun rolling out its initial electric aircraft charging stations at airports in the Southern UK.

UK-based C-130 Hercules maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist Marshall Aerospace will service and modify the South African Air Force’s fleet of C-130s.