Defence

Australia's first F-35 named AU 1 takes off for its first flight - image courtesy of Lockheed Martin with photos by Liz Kaszynski and Alexander Groves

US DoF and Lockheed Martin contract 43 F-35 Lightning II jets

Site of BAE’s Cheshire factory to be sold

Transformation the Avon Rubber way

Aircraft carrier enters new phase of construction with BAE Systems

Welsh manufacturer signs largest armoured vehicle contract in 30 years

A General Dynamics scout vehicle

British-made orange gunk saving lives and taking names

Lower Block 04, the biggest hull section of HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier at 11,300 tonnes, is rolled out of the shipbuild halls at BAE Systems' Govan yard on the Clyde

£348m shipbuilding contract for Clyde with a “yes” vote

Sheffield Forgemasters wins key US defence contract

Stuart Canvas to cover military withdrawal from Afghanistan

UK reviews £8b arms exports to Israel as violence rises

8,000 tonne aircraft carrier hull makes its move to Rosyth