Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement last February that the government would increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP ...

OXFORD, England—Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even has suggested the U.K. Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Puma helicopter fleet could continue to fly into the mid-2030s, potentially negating the need for a ...

LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a series of flypasts around the UK with its “workhorse” Airbus Puma helicopters ahead of the type’s formal withdrawal from service on March 31 without ...

The UK government is looking at ways to potentially “mitigate” the loss of key functions being performed by the outgoing Puma HC2 fleet based in Brunei and Cyprus, which were unexpectedly axed as part ...

A pair of Cyprus-based Pumas at the type's farewell flypast out of RAF Akrotiri. With the helicopter also operated out of Brunei and the UK, its retirement comes ...

Doubts have been cast on the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme, which could impact businesses across the UK and in ...

The UK is to axe its oldest Puma (foreground) and Chinook (background) helicopters as it looks to save hundreds of millions of pounds ahead of the SDR due in March ...