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.
Lockheed joins Hanwha team for British artillery competition
Hanwha is offering its K9A2 howitzer for the British effort likely to attract competition from several rivals.
Britain sends its ‘Sky Sabre’ air-defense system to guard Polish skies
The move is part of a wider upgrade of NATO assets in Poland and elsewhere in Eastern Europe.
British-US team reports first drone flight on synthetic fuel
Chief of U.S. Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby termed the initiative “exciting and game-changing.”
Fresh UK shipbuilding strategy seeks to tap new markets
But union officials say the plan is too noncommittal on giving domestic yards more work.
Britain mulls giving ‘Starstreak’ air-defense weapons to Ukraine
“We believe that this system will remain within the definition of defensive weapons, but will allow the defending force to better defend the skies,” Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said.
Polish Navy chooses Arrowhead 140 design for new frigates
The detailed design and systems integration planning process for the Polish frigates is expected to conclude later this year, with construction starting next year and completion of the first ship in 2028.
UK touts ‘affordable’ defense-spending plan, but auditors are wary
Britain's financial watchdog said the government's spending figures suggest the Tempest program, a sixth-generation fighter jet, could be underfunded by as much as £8.4 billion, or $11.4 billion.
New warplane sensor team boosts UK-Japan defense agenda
The envisioned radio frequency system antenna is designed to prove capabilities such as locating static or moving targets and denying external surveillance technology.
UK Navy chief pushes hypersonic tech in bid to hone the fleet’s combat edge
“We are setting ourselves a challenge to become a global leader in hypersonic weapons," Adm. Sir Ben Key told an audience of industry executives and Royal Navy officials.
British defense minister heads to Moscow for talks on Ukraine
Ben Wallace will add the Russian capital to a list of visits that has seen him shuttle between London, the Netherlands, NATO headquarters, Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia in recent weeks.
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