The UK Government confirmed yesterday - on the 80th anniversary of VE Day - that the UK is the first nation to secure a trade deal with the new US administration.

RTX's Raytheon has successfully completed the first flight test of its PhantomStrike radar on its Multi-Program Testbed aircraft.

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce - worth £563 million - for the continued maintenance and repair of EJ200 engines for Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons.

The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate (MTC) to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 uncrewed aircraft - also designated the MQ-9B - certifying that it has passed a rigorous airworthiness assessment and verifying it is safe to operate without geographic restrictions, including over populous areas.

Aerospace leader Airframe Designs has been working with a global prime defence contractor to create a full-scale 3D-printed mock-up of a torpedo-style weapon using polymer additive manufacturing.

A bp led taskforce has achieved approval from the UK Ministry of Defence for co-processing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with up to 30% renewable hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) feedstock concentration, a significant increase from the current limit of 5%, has been led by bp.