First new UK-built Islander begins ground testing
Britten-Norman has begun ground testing the first BN2B-26 Islander completed through its reshored UK production line at Bembridge, with a first flight targeted for September.
RAF Rivet Joint gains access to wider tanker network
A Royal Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint has refuelled from a French A330 MRTT during a three-nation exercise intended to open access to more than 30 allied tankers worldwide.
NATO surveillance drone flies 25 hour mission
A NATO RQ-4D Phoenix has returned to Sigonella in Sicily after a sortie lasting around 25 hours, most of it flown without appearing on public flight tracking.
CIA chief was aboard mystery US C-17 flight to Moscow
We now know why a US Air Force C-17 landed in Moscow today, CIA Director John Ratcliffe was aboard the aircraft for meetings in the Russian capital.
US Air Force C-17 makes unusual flight to Moscow
A US Air Force C-17 has flown from Riga to Moscow after arriving in Latvia from Joint Base Andrews, in an unusual American military air movement whose purpose has not been publicly explained.
Britain urged to lead NATO push in Mediterranean
A new Council on Geostrategy paper argues that Britain should use its bases in Cyprus, naval reach and relationships with Greece, Turkey and Egypt to give NATO's southern flank a more coherent military strategy.
Britain clears Storm Shadow missile assembly in Ukraine
Britain has approved the release of classified UK missile technology to help France and Ukraine establish local assembly of the Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile.
Saab unveils stealthy drone concept to fly with Gripen
The concept aircraft, designated A3-001, is being shown at the Jubilee Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping.
Bildt says Baltic aggression would expose Kaliningrad
Carl Bildt has said that any Russian aggression in the Baltic would immediately affect the security of Kaliningrad, referencing the concentration of NATO aircraft that has operated around the exclave over the past week.
British spy plane deploys to Norway for Arctic Stone
An RAF Rivet Joint has deployed to Ørland in Norway for a week-long exercise with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, including training intended to improve interoperability with Norwegian F-35A fighters.
