French Rafale shot down drone over Latvia in Baltic first
A French Rafale destroyed a drone over Latvia during an operational mission in what was the first use of the MICA missile by the French Air and Space Force in the Baltic region.
RAF hands Romania air policing mission to Spain
Royal Air Force personnel have formally handed responsibility for NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission in Romania to the Spanish Air and Space Force, concluding a four-month deployment.
RAF medics train with Australians on Exercise Pitch Black
RAF medical personnel have been treating simulated blast and burn casualties alongside Royal Australian Air Force counterparts on Exercise Pitch Black, in training designed to prepare both services for future multinational operations.
France receives first NH90 built for special operations
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Standard 2 to the French Armament General Directorate, a variant of the NH90 TTH designed specifically for special operations.
Canada gets first Airbus Flexrotor drones in Voyageur deal
Airbus Helicopters and Voyageur Aviation have signed the first purchase order for the Airbus U030 Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system in Canada, making Voyageur the platform's Canadian launch customer, according to Airbus.
Typhoons launched six times on QRA last year
Royal Air Force Typhoons on Quick Reaction Alert were launched six times during the 2025-26 financial year, half of them to track Russian aircraft approaching NATO's area of interest, according to the Ministry of Defence.
NATO rehearses hunting and killing targets on eastern border
NATO forces have rehearsed the process of finding, tracking and destroying targets across air, land and maritime domains in a training activity over the alliance's eastern flank, drawing fighters, tankers and surveillance aircraft from across the alliance.
NATO jets scrable to intercept Russian bombers over Baltic
Italian Eurofighters have scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania to intercept two Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, in the first such launch since Italy took over from France.
Airbus pays record £6.4m export controls settlement
Airbus Operations Limited has paid HMRC more than £6.4m after admitting multiple breaches of Strategic Export Controls, the largest compound settlement ever reached for strategic export offences.
Ukraine widens deep strikes to Russian warehousing
Ukraine has expanded its long-range strike campaign to include warehouses belonging to the Russian retail giant Wildberries, an additional target set being prosecuted alongside its continued campaign against Russia's oil system.
