RAF lead NATO sub-hunting drill in High North
The Royal Air Force Poseidon P-8A force, based at RAF Lossiemouth, took a leading role in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2026.
US and Poland complete deployable air base storage site
U.S. and Polish officials gathered at Powidz Air Base in west-central Poland to mark the completion of what is described as the U.S. Air Force's second-largest War Reserve Materiel site in Europe.
F-16s, Patriots drill counter-drone over Baltics
NATO has run a counter-drone training serial over Lithuania and Latvia, drawing together Allied fighters and ground-based air defences in a single integrated air defence scenario under the alliance's Eastern Sentry activity.
Last A-10 engine built at Davis-Monthan after 50 years
Airmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base have completed the final A-10 Thunderbolt II engine build at the Arizona installation, closing out a maintenance mission that has supported the close air support aircraft there for half a century.
Second upgraded Avenger takes flight at Culdrose
The second of four Avenger TMk1 aircraft undergoing extensive modification at RNAS Culdrose completed its first in-service flight in April.
The NATO Innovation Badge
NATO is developing a new quality assurance system for counter-drone and other defence technologies, designed to give nations a reliable way to identify which systems have been properly tested and are worth procuring.
F-35 bomb delivery date withheld on security grounds
The government has said it is withholding the delivery date for the Small Diameter Bomb II, procured as an interim standoff capability for the F-35 Lightning fleet.
Sweden gifts 16 Gripens to Ukraine with UK industry backing
Sweden will gift 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine and facilitate the purchase of a further 20 new aircraft, in a deal that will see essential components built in Britain and support more than 5,000 UK jobs, the government has stated.
UK and Poland sign defence treaty due to Russian threat
Britain and Poland have signed a landmark defence treaty promising to defend each other by military means, with both nations naming Russia as the most significant long-term threat to European security.
DSACEUR warns NATO must match Ukraine drone output
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer told #DroneSummit2026 that if NATO's 32 nations cannot outproduce Russia, "frankly we should be shot."
