Craig Langford
US nukes deployed to England for first time in over a decade
U.S. nuclear weapons have reportedly returned to British soil, with multiple sources indicating that a number of B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bombs were transferred this week to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
First E-7 Wedgetail makes debut flypast with Red Arrows
The first British E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft has made its first ever flypast with the Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2025 in Gloucestershire.
UK and U.S. form huge double carrier strike group in Pacific
The United Kingdom and United States have formed a powerful twin-carrier strike group in the Pacific, as HMS Prince of Wales joins the USS George Washington.
Britain shows off ‘full force’ helicopter air power
The UK’s most advanced rotary-wing pilots have begun Exercise Hades Warrior, a demanding two-week assessment designed to qualify them as weapons and tactics instructors across all three services.
British Lightning strikes off Australia
British F-35B Lightning jets have launched from HMS Prince of Wales off the coast of Australia during a key phase of Exercise Talisman Sabre 25, showcasing UK carrier air power in the Indo-Pacific.
New Ukrainian minehunters begin training in Portsmouth
The ships are part of a broader Western effort to build Ukraine’s capacity to counter naval mines and underwater threats in both deep and shallow waters.
New British drone strikes targets in live fire trial
The TRV-150 is a modified version of the Malloy T-150 drone that is currently onboard HMS Prince of Wales, it was built in the UK and acquired by BAE Systems in 2024.
BAE to work on battlefield medical app for U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected BAE Systems to continue development of the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Operations Kit (BATDOK) under a new programme.
Airbus and Singapore partner to test heli-drone teaming
Airbus Helicopters and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have signed an agreement to explore the integration of crewed and uncrewed aerial systems, using the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s H225M helicopters and Airbus’s Flexrotor drone.
MBDA touts low-cost drone swarms to saturate air defences
European missile consortium MBDA unveiled its latest concept to saturate and expose enemy air defence networks.