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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/25/spitfire-crashes-battle-of-britain-event/ RIP :(

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/05/25/airbus-plots-folding-planes-in-race-for-space-at-airports/

SWARM robots have already been mentioned on this forum [ https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/rolls-royce-swarm-engine-repair-microrobots.30577/ ] but they are merely one in a handful of Rolls-Royce programs aimed at robotic engine maintenance, for which the company teamed up with academics...

In a September 20, 2020 article posted on Wavell Room, defense and international affairs analyst Dr. James Bosbotinis examines the United Kingdom’s options for investing in long-range strike capability. One option briefly explored is for the UK to purchase surplus B-1 or B-52 bombers from the...

In the thread "Could the UK have done a better job of maintaining carrier based air power?" I've suggested that doing a better job of managing the British aerospace industry is closely related to the UK doing a better job of maintaining carrier based air power. The first step to that is...

In todays telegraph Former Conservative leadership contender Penny Mordaunt has unveiled plans for three multi-purpose ships to “fly the flag” for the UK and act as a replacement for the Royal Yacht Britannia. The vessels would be capable of performing a range of roles from disaster relief...

This month's Navy News magazine contains a chart showing the Royal Navy''s equipment and its usual monthly maps of where ships are. The Queen Elizabeth is being refitted in Portsmouth while Prince of Wales is being repaired in Scotland. Of the six T45s based in Portsmouth only Dauntless, Duncan...

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As the Tempest II and F-X programs merged into the GCAP, I think that it's better to create a specific topic. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/tempest-uk-future-fighter-programme.30547/ https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/japanese-next-generation-fighter-studies-aka-i3-f-3.11566/...

https://apnews.com/article/uk-dig-reveals-7th-century-treasures-cbd18136f0e78dc190edabff2ae56e98?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_10

Hi, in the book,Teach for the Sky,the company Air Service Training designed C.4 as a target drone,is there any more Info and drawing to it ?.

please no politics, no general discussion news and analytics it's was planned as clear technical aspect topic about weapons shipments and closely related themes Britain said on Monday it had begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it defend itself from a potential invasion...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/possible-ebola-case-investigated-colchester-hospital/

LOL. Looks like this company didn't shy away from getting a bit creative with the naming scheme, because of course a drone that proudly displays a "SEXBOMB" livery traveling at hypersonic speeds while the surface temperature of its skin raises sounds sexy :D...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/22/quango-hands-8bn-year-failed-meet-efficiency-target-instead/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Research_and_Innovation https://www.ukri.org/ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-research-and-innovation Incidentally, UKRI is the parent...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/20/ukraine-news-russia-war-putin-martial-law-strikes-drones/ Apparently a genuine malfunction, but the incident hasn't helped present tensions any.

Deliberate damage ? https://www.thenational.scot/news/23063272.major-incident-communications-shetland-shut-subsea-cable-damage/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/20/damaged-undersea-cable-leaves-shetland-cut-mainland/...

I was pretty amazed when I first read this story that this was occurring. https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/18/raf-pilots-chinese-military-law-change-james-heappey

Starting a new thread on the Royal Navy’s Type 32. First some messages from the Type 31 GPFF thread: