Red Arrows get Inzpire GECO system for 2026 season
Inzpire, part of the QinetiQ Group, has delivered its GECO mission support system to the Red Arrows in time for the 2026 display season, fitting a cockpit-mounted tablet to the team's Hawks to aid planning, flypasts and post-flight debriefs.
Airbus unveils Ravenstorm combat drone
Airbus has unveiled the U760 Ravenstorm, an uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighter jets in air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic warfare missions, as the centrepiece of a sweeping new drone portfolio.
CSG unveils Trident layered air defence at Eurosatory
The Czech-based defence group CSG has presented Trident, a new modular multi-layered air defence system pairing Czech radars, vehicles and integration with Turkish Roketsan missiles.
American Apaches fire rockets near the Korean DMZ
Imagery released by the US Army shows an AH-64 gunship firing during an aerial gunnery exercise at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea, just south of the Demilitarized Zone.
Swedish Gripens scramble twice to intercept Russian jets
Sweden's Quick Reaction Alert scrambled JAS 39 Gripen fighters twice on Friday to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Air Force has said, after detecting a Russian Su-24 and a Su-34 near Swedish airspace.
Britain seeks mobile air raid sirens for Cyprus air base
The Ministry of Defence has launched a tender for a rapidly deployable air raid warning siren system to supplement the existing sirens at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
New Defence Secretary opens huge drone centre in Swindon
The event went ahead without press in attendance, leaving the new Defence Secretary's first outing in the job to be communicated by departmental press release.
Defence industry calls Healey exit a “wake-up call”
The Defence industry trade body Make UK Defence says John Healey's resignation should be "a wake-up call for those inside Government still blocking the acceleration of defence investment".
RAF Rivet Joint spy plane deploys to Norwegian fjords
The RAF's 51 Squadron has deployed the Rivet Joint electronic spy aircraft to Ørland Air Base in Norway, operating with minimal support alongside Norwegian F-35s.
AUKUS AI not yet flying on RAF P-8 Poseidons
AI algorithms developed under AUKUS Pillar 2 have not yet been deployed on RAF P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the Ministry of Defence has told Parliament.
