British tanker completes fourteen missions in Saudi deployment
A Royal Air Force Voyager sent to Saudi Arabia to provide air-to-air refuelling has already flown fourteen operational missions, alongside air defence also deployed by Britain, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons.
RAF Fairford incident almost certainly directed by Iran
The incident at RAF Fairford is assessed as highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons.
Military homes pilot tests new technology at Pirbright
Six refurbished homes at Pirbright are being used to test technologies intended to make service family accommodation warmer and cheaper to run, in a trial the Ministry of Defence describes as the first of its kind for military housing.
Work starts on major RAF Waddington airfield overhaul
A refurbishment of the airfield at RAF Waddington has begun, covering aircraft bays, taxiways, drainage and approach lighting at the Lincolnshire station.
Seventeen nations join NATO nuclear exercise in Italy
NATO's annual nuclear deterrence exercise begins on Tuesday and is being hosted by Italy this year, with seventeen nations taking part.
Kuwait buys British-built air defence system worth millions
Kuwait has bought an air defence system built in Britain under a £370 million contract that will create a hundred jobs in the United Kingdom.
Airbus Valkyrie combat drone completes first European flight
Airbus and Kratos have completed the first European flight of the U740 Valkyrie, with the demonstrator reaching Mach 0.8 during a test campaign intended to support development of a European Collaborative Combat Aircraft capability by 2029.
Marham runway repairs done three weeks ahead of plan
Resurfacing work at RAF Marham has been completed in five weeks against an eight-week programme, and Lightning Force operations ran from a taxiway while all three runways were out of use.
AI model picks out satellite parts from radar images
Researchers have built an artificial intelligence model that can identify individual components on a satellite from high-resolution radar imagery taken in orbit, including solar panels, thrusters, antennas and robotic arms.
Sentinel Photonics links laser detectors into one picture
A Farnborough company has launched a system that networks multiple laser detection sensors into a single live picture of laser activity across an area, giving operators bearings they can cross to locate the source.
