Britain and Europe team up on long-range strike weapons
Britain and five European allies have agreed to push ahead with developing new long-range strike weapons, moving their joint effort into standalone delivery groups.
US arms keep flowing to Ukraine despite Middle East war
NATO says the PURL mechanism supplying critical American weapons to Ukraine has seen no discernible slowdown from the war in the Middle East.
British carrier launches jets in NATO drill against Russia
British F-35 Lightnings have flown over Finland for the first time to deter Russia after being launched from HMS Prince of Wales as part of Ramstein Flag 26.
NATO issues first nuclear statement in message to Moscow
NATO's Nuclear Planning Group has issued its first ministerial statement on nuclear deterrence since 2007, pledging to modernise nuclear capabilities and strengthen planning.
American bombers ‘ready to strike’ over the North Sea
US Air Force B-1B Lancers, F-15E Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning IIs flew together over the North Sea during Astral Knight 26, a major US air and missile defence exercise running across the United Kingdom.
Frozen Russian assets to fund UK drones for Ukraine
Britain will give Ukraine 150,000 drones and over 350 air defence missiles and radars in a GBP 752 million package funded from immobilised Russian assets, the Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis has announced in Brussels, where he also met President Zelensky.
UK and Europe push forward on building long-range strike
The United Kingdom and five European allies have agreed to move their joint long-range strike initiative from a planning effort into standalone delivery groups, accelerating work on a range of missiles, launchers and deep-strike systems.
US Air Force orders uncrewed fighter into production
General Atomics has won a US Air Force production contract for the FQ-42A, a purpose-built uncrewed fighter designed to fly alongside crewed jets, one of the first aircraft to carry the new "FQ" designation for an uncrewed fighter.
American jets and bombers ‘fight’ in the skies over Britain
American F-35s, F-15Es and B-1B bombers are flying from British bases in Astral Knight 2026, an air and missile defence exercise, rehearsing the defence of allied airspace and strikes against simulated enemy forces.
MARSS opens Nice base and doubles AI team for drone fight
The defence technology firm MARSS has opened a new office in Nice and begun recruiting to double the size of its global artificial intelligence team.
