Andrew Chuter

Andrew Chuter is the United Kingdom correspondent for Defense News.


  • De Benedictis Out as Finmeccanica UK Boss
    De Benedictis Out as Finmeccanica UK Boss

    Finmeccanica UK boss Alberto de Benedictis has become the latest victim of a clear out of top executives by the Italian company’s Chief Executive Mauro Moretti.

  • CAE Partners With Northstar for Helo Training
    CAE Partners With Northstar for Helo Training

    Canadian training giant CAE has joined forces with helicopter modifier Northstar Aviation to jointly develop training solutions for the Abu Dhabi-based company’s potent little NSA 407 multirole machine.

  • UK Seeks To Expand Training in Mideast
    UK Seeks To Expand Training in Mideast

    Britain is hoping to expand its training and exercise effort with countries in the Arabian Gulf, but is not looking to strike any further basing agreements on the lines of the naval accord with Bahrain late last year, according to the UK’s defense procurement minister.

  • Typhoon Set For £165M Upgrade, New Missile
    Typhoon Set For £165M Upgrade, New Missile

    The Typhoon combat jet will receive a £165 million makeover with a new package of enhancements that will include integration of the Brimstone 2 missile, representatives of the four-nation program announced on the opening day of the IDEX defense show on Sunday.

  • UK To Announce Typhoon-Brimstone Integration
    UK To Announce Typhoon-Brimstone Integration

    With most of its prospective export clients on the doorstep, it’s little surprise Typhoon builder Eurofighter looks as though it has chosen the IDEX defense show in Abu Dhabi to announce a deal to integrate a key new weapon into the armory of the combat jet.

  • Bright Prospects for UK Firms in Gulf Region
    Bright Prospects for UK Firms in Gulf Region

    IDEX brings British industry back to the United Arab Emirates for a big exhibition for the first time since government-to-government discussions over a new defense and industrial partnership collapsed in a blaze of publicity more than 12 months ago.

  • UK Advances Type 26 Frigate Program
    UK Advances Type 26 Frigate Program

    The British government has agreed to a deal with BAE Systems to move forward on the Type 26 frigate program but has stopped short of signing a production contract.

  • British Scout Vehicle Passes Key Milestone
    British Scout Vehicle Passes Key Milestone

    The key vehicle in a £3.5 billion (US $5.3 billion) program to re-equip the British Army with a new generation of armored Scout vehicles passed its critical design review (CDR), the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

  • Obama Warns UK About NATO Spending Targets
    Obama Warns UK About NATO Spending Targets

    US President Barack Obama warned British Prime Minister David Cameron against allowing defense spending to slip below NATO’s target of 2 percent of gross domestic product when the two leaders met in Washington last month.

  • Slow Progress Pays Dividends for Warrior IFV
    Slow Progress Pays Dividends for Warrior IFV

    Lockheed Martin UK and the Ministry of Defence agreed to substantial contract amendments to insert additional technology and capabilities while a deal to sustain and upgrade the British Army’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicle was rebaselined in 2014.

  • De Benedictis Out as Finmeccanica UK Boss
    De Benedictis Out as Finmeccanica UK Boss

    Finmeccanica UK boss Alberto de Benedictis has become the latest victim of a clear out of top executives by the Italian company’s Chief Executive Mauro Moretti.

  • CAE Partners With Northstar for Helo Training
    CAE Partners With Northstar for Helo Training

    Canadian training giant CAE has joined forces with helicopter modifier Northstar Aviation to jointly develop training solutions for the Abu Dhabi-based company’s potent little NSA 407 multirole machine.

  • UK Seeks To Expand Training in Mideast
    UK Seeks To Expand Training in Mideast

    Britain is hoping to expand its training and exercise effort with countries in the Arabian Gulf, but is not looking to strike any further basing agreements on the lines of the naval accord with Bahrain late last year, according to the UK’s defense procurement minister.

  • Typhoon Set For £165M Upgrade, New Missile
    Typhoon Set For £165M Upgrade, New Missile

    The Typhoon combat jet will receive a £165 million makeover with a new package of enhancements that will include integration of the Brimstone 2 missile, representatives of the four-nation program announced on the opening day of the IDEX defense show on Sunday.

  • UK To Announce Typhoon-Brimstone Integration
    UK To Announce Typhoon-Brimstone Integration

    With most of its prospective export clients on the doorstep, it’s little surprise Typhoon builder Eurofighter looks as though it has chosen the IDEX defense show in Abu Dhabi to announce a deal to integrate a key new weapon into the armory of the combat jet.

  • Bright Prospects for UK Firms in Gulf Region
    Bright Prospects for UK Firms in Gulf Region

    IDEX brings British industry back to the United Arab Emirates for a big exhibition for the first time since government-to-government discussions over a new defense and industrial partnership collapsed in a blaze of publicity more than 12 months ago.

  • UK Advances Type 26 Frigate Program
    UK Advances Type 26 Frigate Program

    The British government has agreed to a deal with BAE Systems to move forward on the Type 26 frigate program but has stopped short of signing a production contract.

  • British Scout Vehicle Passes Key Milestone
    British Scout Vehicle Passes Key Milestone

    The key vehicle in a £3.5 billion (US $5.3 billion) program to re-equip the British Army with a new generation of armored Scout vehicles passed its critical design review (CDR), the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

  • Obama Warns UK About NATO Spending Targets
    Obama Warns UK About NATO Spending Targets

    US President Barack Obama warned British Prime Minister David Cameron against allowing defense spending to slip below NATO’s target of 2 percent of gross domestic product when the two leaders met in Washington last month.

  • Slow Progress Pays Dividends for Warrior IFV
    Slow Progress Pays Dividends for Warrior IFV

    Lockheed Martin UK and the Ministry of Defence agreed to substantial contract amendments to insert additional technology and capabilities while a deal to sustain and upgrade the British Army’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicle was rebaselined in 2014.

  • De Benedictis Out as Finmeccanica UK Boss
    De Benedictis Out as Finmeccanica UK Boss

    Finmeccanica UK boss Alberto de Benedictis has become the latest victim of a clear out of top executives by the Italian company’s Chief Executive Mauro Moretti.

  • CAE Partners With Northstar for Helo Training
    CAE Partners With Northstar for Helo Training

    Canadian training giant CAE has joined forces with helicopter modifier Northstar Aviation to jointly develop training solutions for the Abu Dhabi-based company’s potent little NSA 407 multirole machine.

  • UK Seeks To Expand Training in Mideast
    UK Seeks To Expand Training in Mideast

    Britain is hoping to expand its training and exercise effort with countries in the Arabian Gulf, but is not looking to strike any further basing agreements on the lines of the naval accord with Bahrain late last year, according to the UK’s defense procurement minister.

  • Typhoon Set For £165M Upgrade, New Missile
    Typhoon Set For £165M Upgrade, New Missile

    The Typhoon combat jet will receive a £165 million makeover with a new package of enhancements that will include integration of the Brimstone 2 missile, representatives of the four-nation program announced on the opening day of the IDEX defense show on Sunday.

  • UK To Announce Typhoon-Brimstone Integration
    UK To Announce Typhoon-Brimstone Integration

    With most of its prospective export clients on the doorstep, it’s little surprise Typhoon builder Eurofighter looks as though it has chosen the IDEX defense show in Abu Dhabi to announce a deal to integrate a key new weapon into the armory of the combat jet.

  • Bright Prospects for UK Firms in Gulf Region
    Bright Prospects for UK Firms in Gulf Region

    IDEX brings British industry back to the United Arab Emirates for a big exhibition for the first time since government-to-government discussions over a new defense and industrial partnership collapsed in a blaze of publicity more than 12 months ago.

  • UK Advances Type 26 Frigate Program
    UK Advances Type 26 Frigate Program

    The British government has agreed to a deal with BAE Systems to move forward on the Type 26 frigate program but has stopped short of signing a production contract.

  • British Scout Vehicle Passes Key Milestone
    British Scout Vehicle Passes Key Milestone

    The key vehicle in a £3.5 billion (US $5.3 billion) program to re-equip the British Army with a new generation of armored Scout vehicles passed its critical design review (CDR), the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

  • Obama Warns UK About NATO Spending Targets
    Obama Warns UK About NATO Spending Targets

    US President Barack Obama warned British Prime Minister David Cameron against allowing defense spending to slip below NATO’s target of 2 percent of gross domestic product when the two leaders met in Washington last month.

  • Slow Progress Pays Dividends for Warrior IFV
    Slow Progress Pays Dividends for Warrior IFV

    Lockheed Martin UK and the Ministry of Defence agreed to substantial contract amendments to insert additional technology and capabilities while a deal to sustain and upgrade the British Army’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicle was rebaselined in 2014.