Five UK nationals held in RAF Fairford terror investigation

Five UK nationals arrested after three suspicious vehicles were reported travelling towards RAF Fairford are now being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.

Defence Secretary hails response to Fairford incident

Wes Streeting opened his speech to the Labour Party conference telling delegates that the work of the police, the armed forces and the intelligence agencies over the weekend was a small glimpse of what those organisations do unseen every day.

Five arrested after suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford

Gloucestershire Constabulary said officers were called at around 12.45am following a report of three suspicious vehicles travelling towards RAF Fairford.

Latvia moves to buy American long-range strike missiles

Latvia is set to buy Anduril's Barracuda long-range missiles, which would make it the first Baltic state to field a strike weapon of that reach.

Multiple explosives arrests near RAF base, town evacuated

A major incident has been declared near RAF Fairford after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, with residents evacuated.

EU funding to buy Ukrainian drones and air defence

Ukraine says billions provided by the European Union under the Ukraine Support Loan will be used to fund purchases of drones and air defence systems.

All operational British Rivet Joint spy planes near Russia

Britain deployed its entire operational RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence aircraft fleet on missions around Russia this week.

BAE launches compact Shadow EW systems for small aircraft

BAE Systems has launched a new family of compact electronic warfare systems intended for use on smaller airborne platforms.

Finnish and Swedish fighters intercept Russian aircraft

Finnish and Swedish Quick Reaction Alert fighters have jointly intercepted and identified Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland, in what Sweden says was the first operational identification mission conducted together by the two air forces.

Massive ‘dogfight’ unfolds in skies over Britain

British and allied combat aircraft are conducting large-scale simulated air battles over Britain as Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2 tests how allied forces would defend the UK and fight together in contested airspace during a major conflict.