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                A photograph shows a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet appearing to score a 'simulated gun kill' on a British F-35B Lightning operating from HMS Prince of Wales during training over the Pacific.            
        
                During a Defence Committee hearing, Fred Thomas MP highlighted that Beijing launched "four submarines last year" and could build "as many as 80 boats over the next decade".            
        
                NATO personnel stationed in southern Estonia have shot down an unidentified drone near Camp Reedo, a military base hosting US forces less than 30 miles from the Russian border.            
        
                The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the UK will spend £2.35 billion to deliver the new European Common Radar System Mk2 for the Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.            
        
                The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that work is under way to deliver a national roadmap for deeper interoperability with NATO allies.            
        
                "Gone are the days of the hole-penetrating optical periscope."            
        
                Giving evidence to the Defence Committee, senior representatives from BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Babcock described the first phase of AUKUS as both promising and complex.            
        
                Romanian sailors have completed intensive training with the Royal Navy and are now preparing to contribute to Black Sea security operations.            
        
                Conservative MPs have called on the government to commit to new Typhoon fighter orders for the Royal Air Force, warning that Britain risks undermining its credibility as a leading manufacturer and exporter of military aircraft.            
        
                Executives from Britain’s leading defence trade associations have warned that the second strand of AUKUS, focused on advanced technologies such as AI, undersea systems and cyber, lacks clear direction.            
         
             
	









