The UK has dispatched four more Typhoon FGR4s, two Wildcat HMA2s, and a Merlin HM2 ASaC towards the Middle East to strengthen defences as U.S. strategic bombers begin to use UK bases for operations ...

A British Merlin Mk2 utility helicopter and an “engineering team” are to arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday, with the United Kingdom ...

Royal Navy officers said the Merlin helicopter would allow airspace observation and track threats.

A helicopter from Cornwall has been deployed to Cyprus to boost the defence of UK military forces in the eastern ...

LONDON, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra Maritime has secured a GBP40 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver sonobuoys for the Royal Navy's Merlin Maritime Patrol ...

The airborne surveillance and control helicopter will boost the defence of UK military forces in the eastern Mediterranean.

With the capability to fly up to a mile in height, Merlins can provide advance warning of incoming drones or missiles.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £40m ($54m) contract to Ultra Maritime for the supply of sonobuoys to equip the Royal Navy’s Merlin Maritime Patrol Helicopter. Ultra Maritime stated ...

Agusta/Westland delivered the last of 22 EH-101 Merlin HC Mk3 helicopters to the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force, the company said. It also announced it has completed the last of 44 EH-101 HM Mk1s ...

LONDON, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra Maritime has secured a £40 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver sonobuoys for the Royal Navy's Merlin Maritime Patrol Helicopter ...