Andrew Chuter

Andrew Chuter is the United Kingdom correspondent for Defense News.


  • Report: BAE May Seek To Appoint Foreign CEO
    Report: BAE May Seek To Appoint Foreign CEO

    BAE Systems has sought approval from the British government to appoint a foreign chief executive, according to media reports here.

  • Tories Make Gear Spending, Troop Size Pledges
    Tories Make Gear Spending, Troop Size Pledges

    Britain’s Conservative Party have pledged not to cut troop numbers and increase defense equipment spending during the next Parliament if they win the May 7 general election

  • Tories Commit to 4-Boat Trident Missile Fleet
    Tories Commit to 4-Boat Trident Missile Fleet

    Britain’s Conservative Party will commit to building four Trident missile armed submarines to replace the Vanguard-class boats currently providing the UK’s nuclear deterrence, Defence Secretary Micheal Fallon said in a newspaper article Thursday.

  • Raytheon UK Spies Opportunity in Exports
    Raytheon UK Spies Opportunity in Exports

    Undaunted by a potential slowdown in the British defense sector post the May 7 election, Raytheon UK CEO Richard Daniel says he is looking to export markets to help offset what could be a difficult time domestically.

  • Thales-led Team Wins Anglo-French Mine Hunting Deal
    Thales-led Team Wins Anglo-French Mine Hunting Deal

    A Thales-led consortium has signed a deal with the British and French governments to design an unmanned system to defeat underwater mines.

  • UK Commits Trainers, Aircraft to IS Fight
    UK Commits Trainers, Aircraft to IS Fight

    Britain has escalated its effort to combat Islamic State militants with the announcement of plans to train Syrian opposition troops and ramp up the deployment of airborne battlefield intelligence assets.

  • UK Appoints New Procurement Chief
    UK Appoints New Procurement Chief

    Tony Douglas, the current CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports, is to replace Bernard Gray as the boss of Britain’s £14 billion (US $20.9 billion) a year Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organization, the Ministry of Defence announced.

  • UK Seeks To Update Falklands Air Defense
    UK Seeks To Update Falklands Air Defense

    Britain is to invest £180 million (US $268.7 million) over the next 10 years strengthening its military presence on the Falkland Islands and has already started looking for a contractor to build a key element of a ground-based air defense (GBAD) system.

  • UK Starts Search for Falklands Air Defense Contractor
    UK Starts Search for Falklands Air Defense Contractor

    Britain plans to strengthen its military presence on the Falkland Islands and has started looking for a contractor to build a new ground-based air defense system.

  • UK Report: Rebuild Conventional Forces
    UK Report: Rebuild Conventional Forces

    Britain needs to rebuild conventional military capabilities lost since the end of the Cold War in order to deter further threats on Europe’s eastern border, the parliamentary defense committee has warned the government.

  • Report: BAE May Seek To Appoint Foreign CEO
    Report: BAE May Seek To Appoint Foreign CEO

    BAE Systems has sought approval from the British government to appoint a foreign chief executive, according to media reports here.

  • Tories Make Gear Spending, Troop Size Pledges
    Tories Make Gear Spending, Troop Size Pledges

    Britain’s Conservative Party have pledged not to cut troop numbers and increase defense equipment spending during the next Parliament if they win the May 7 general election

  • Tories Commit to 4-Boat Trident Missile Fleet
    Tories Commit to 4-Boat Trident Missile Fleet

    Britain’s Conservative Party will commit to building four Trident missile armed submarines to replace the Vanguard-class boats currently providing the UK’s nuclear deterrence, Defence Secretary Micheal Fallon said in a newspaper article Thursday.

  • Raytheon UK Spies Opportunity in Exports
    Raytheon UK Spies Opportunity in Exports

    Undaunted by a potential slowdown in the British defense sector post the May 7 election, Raytheon UK CEO Richard Daniel says he is looking to export markets to help offset what could be a difficult time domestically.

  • Thales-led Team Wins Anglo-French Mine Hunting Deal
    Thales-led Team Wins Anglo-French Mine Hunting Deal

    A Thales-led consortium has signed a deal with the British and French governments to design an unmanned system to defeat underwater mines.

  • UK Commits Trainers, Aircraft to IS Fight
    UK Commits Trainers, Aircraft to IS Fight

    Britain has escalated its effort to combat Islamic State militants with the announcement of plans to train Syrian opposition troops and ramp up the deployment of airborne battlefield intelligence assets.

  • UK Appoints New Procurement Chief
    UK Appoints New Procurement Chief

    Tony Douglas, the current CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports, is to replace Bernard Gray as the boss of Britain’s £14 billion (US $20.9 billion) a year Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organization, the Ministry of Defence announced.

  • UK Seeks To Update Falklands Air Defense
    UK Seeks To Update Falklands Air Defense

    Britain is to invest £180 million (US $268.7 million) over the next 10 years strengthening its military presence on the Falkland Islands and has already started looking for a contractor to build a key element of a ground-based air defense (GBAD) system.

  • UK Starts Search for Falklands Air Defense Contractor
    UK Starts Search for Falklands Air Defense Contractor

    Britain plans to strengthen its military presence on the Falkland Islands and has started looking for a contractor to build a new ground-based air defense system.

  • UK Report: Rebuild Conventional Forces
    UK Report: Rebuild Conventional Forces

    Britain needs to rebuild conventional military capabilities lost since the end of the Cold War in order to deter further threats on Europe’s eastern border, the parliamentary defense committee has warned the government.

  • Report: BAE May Seek To Appoint Foreign CEO
    Report: BAE May Seek To Appoint Foreign CEO

    BAE Systems has sought approval from the British government to appoint a foreign chief executive, according to media reports here.

  • Tories Make Gear Spending, Troop Size Pledges
    Tories Make Gear Spending, Troop Size Pledges

    Britain’s Conservative Party have pledged not to cut troop numbers and increase defense equipment spending during the next Parliament if they win the May 7 general election

  • Tories Commit to 4-Boat Trident Missile Fleet
    Tories Commit to 4-Boat Trident Missile Fleet

    Britain’s Conservative Party will commit to building four Trident missile armed submarines to replace the Vanguard-class boats currently providing the UK’s nuclear deterrence, Defence Secretary Micheal Fallon said in a newspaper article Thursday.

  • Raytheon UK Spies Opportunity in Exports
    Raytheon UK Spies Opportunity in Exports

    Undaunted by a potential slowdown in the British defense sector post the May 7 election, Raytheon UK CEO Richard Daniel says he is looking to export markets to help offset what could be a difficult time domestically.

  • Thales-led Team Wins Anglo-French Mine Hunting Deal
    Thales-led Team Wins Anglo-French Mine Hunting Deal

    A Thales-led consortium has signed a deal with the British and French governments to design an unmanned system to defeat underwater mines.

  • UK Commits Trainers, Aircraft to IS Fight
    UK Commits Trainers, Aircraft to IS Fight

    Britain has escalated its effort to combat Islamic State militants with the announcement of plans to train Syrian opposition troops and ramp up the deployment of airborne battlefield intelligence assets.

  • UK Appoints New Procurement Chief
    UK Appoints New Procurement Chief

    Tony Douglas, the current CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports, is to replace Bernard Gray as the boss of Britain’s £14 billion (US $20.9 billion) a year Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organization, the Ministry of Defence announced.

  • UK Seeks To Update Falklands Air Defense
    UK Seeks To Update Falklands Air Defense

    Britain is to invest £180 million (US $268.7 million) over the next 10 years strengthening its military presence on the Falkland Islands and has already started looking for a contractor to build a key element of a ground-based air defense (GBAD) system.

  • UK Starts Search for Falklands Air Defense Contractor
    UK Starts Search for Falklands Air Defense Contractor

    Britain plans to strengthen its military presence on the Falkland Islands and has started looking for a contractor to build a new ground-based air defense system.

  • UK Report: Rebuild Conventional Forces
    UK Report: Rebuild Conventional Forces

    Britain needs to rebuild conventional military capabilities lost since the end of the Cold War in order to deter further threats on Europe’s eastern border, the parliamentary defense committee has warned the government.