Navigation and flight planning services bought for RAF E-7
Defence Equipment and Support has signed a contract with Jeppesen UK for navigation and flight planning services to support the Royal Air Force's E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft.
Ground-based beam could keep British solar drone flying
PHASA-35, the solar-powered stratospheric aircraft developed by BAE, has been selected as the flight demo platform for a power beaming technology intended to keep high-altitude aircraft flying through the night and the winter.
Britain buys new air raid sirens for its Cyprus air base
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for a rapidly deployable air raid warning system at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, according to a contract details notice published on Monday.
FQ-42 Vengeance arrives for US Air Force tests
A new FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft has been delivered to Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, where it will join US Air Force test and evaluation work on the service’s future uncrewed combat aircraft programme.
UK says Falklands defences remain robust
The UK says British forces in and around the Falkland Islands remain at an appropriate level of strength and readiness, describing the UK air, land and maritime presence in the South Atlantic as "robust".
Spanish F-18s scramble 15 times over Romania
Spanish F-18 fighters have carried out 15 Alpha Scrambles during their first month on NATO Quick Reaction Alert duty in Romania, including one mission in which an unidentified drone was shot down.
UK reviews NATO flying schools for flight training
Britain is regularly examining NATO and international military flying training schemes as it looks at the quality, cost and output of training new fast-jet pilots, according to a parliamentary answer.
European commercial rocket reaches orbit from Norway
German company Isar Aerospace has successfully placed satellites into orbit from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport, opening a new commercial route to space from the European continent, say NATO Allied Air Command.
RAF A400M trains from austere runways in Poland
An RAF A400M transport aircraft has deployed to Poland for training in temporary and unconventional runway operations.
NATO drills new layered air defence over Romania
NATO has carried out a multinational air and missile defence exercise over Romania as the Alliance shifts from traditional air policing towards a broader system designed to counter aircraft, drones and cruise and ballistic missiles.
