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2026
10 September

ReleaseGCAP Electronics Evolution receives contract to deliver sensing and communications capability to next-generation fighter aircraft

29 July BAE Systems will integrate software, digital networks and physical infrastructure under the extension.

BAE Systems wins £708m GCAP contract extension

The contract builds on Team Tempest progress since 2018, involving around 4,500 people across BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK and Rolls-Royce.

22 July

ReleaseTeam Tempest partners accelerate next-generation combat air technologies for UK defence

8 June

ReleaseMathWorks highlights RF digital twin workflows for radar and satellite communications at IMS 2026

2025
9 September

ReleaseIndustry partners form GCAP Electronics Evolution consortium to deliver sensing and communications for next generation fighter

2024
30 September

ReleaseHelicopter, electronics and cyber security provider Leonardo joins the University of Sheffield AMRC

2023
17 July

ReleaseIndra to strengthen Eurofighter’s survivability

14 June

ReleaseUK industry reveals advanced technologies for next generation flying combat air demonstrator

20 April The Tempest.

UK MoD invests to progress technology for Tempest

The UK Tempest partners, working in close collaboration with the MoD, will now progress the maturity of more than 60 cutting-edge technology demonstrations, digital concepts and new technologies.

23 February BAE Systems and Leonardo UK recently received U.S. government approval to develop an interoperable aircraft survivability suite consisting of the Common Missile Warning System and Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure System.

BAE and Leonardo integrate warning and countermeasure systems

The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System is produced at BAE Systems' facilities in Nashua, NH and Huntsville, Alabama. Combined with the DIRCM system it forms a potent defensive capability.

16 February

Leonardo lays plans for research centre in Newcastle

Leonardo already employs over 8,000 people in the UK and its new site in Newcastle will allow it to expand further, drawing on science and engineering skills from the North East region of the UK.

2022
14 December Conceptual images of the next-generation fighter.

UK, Italy and Japan combine for future fighter development

The programme will build on progress already made by BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, Rolls-Royce and the UK Ministry of Defence as Team Tempest, as well as MHI's proposed future fighter aircraft (F-X).

9 December

ReleaseLeonardo: industrial partner of the international programme GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme)

20 July The demonstrator aircraft will fly within the next five years.

UK lays out plans for next generation combat aircraft

Engineers at BAE Systems in the north of England are leading the design, test, evaluation and build, bringing together digital engineering technologies such as synthetic modelling and model-based systems engineering.

20 July

ReleaseMercury to provide radar testing systems to Leonardo

18 July

ReleaseLeonardo UK and Mitsubishi Electric embark on next stage of UK-Japan fighter jet sensor programme

15 February

ReleaseUK and Japan to work together on world-leading fighter jet sensor

19 January Leonardo, which leads the development and delivery of the Typhoon’s ECRS Mk0 and ECRS Mk2 radars, will also deliver R&D work as well as key antenna, processor and APSC components for the HENSOLDT-led ECRS Mk1.

Contracts bring Leonardo to the heart of latest Typhoon radar

Leonardo is already the design authority for the ECRS Mk0 E-scan radar ordered by Kuwait and Qatar, the design of which underpins the ECRS Mk1, and is the design authority for the UK-led ECRS Mk2 radar.

2021
14 September

ReleaseItaly joins UK development of next-generation Eurofighter Typhoon radar

4 August The Ministry of Defence contract officially marks the start of the Tempest programme’s concept and assessment phase.

BAE gains contract to progress with Tempest design

Tempest will pioneer cutting-edge technologies, including those assisted by AI, machine learning and autonomous systems to meet the challenges of future conflicts, and be operational in the mid-2030s.

25 May

ReleaseNew findings reveal future combat air programme Tempest is poised to drive productivity, innovation and skills development right across the UK

3 May

ReleaseHENSOLDT delivers core components to Eurofighter/Typhoon self-protection system

2020
11 November Meggitt will supply radome technology for the Multi-Function Array radar system on the Typhoon.

Meggitt wins contract for Typhoon nose radome

Meggitt has designed a higher and broader bandwidth radome to protect from environmental effects, prevent interference whilst being highly transmissive for the AESA radar system's operational modes.

3 September

Release£317m contract to develop next generation radar for the Royal Air Force Typhoon