Large military transport aircraft (four engines) on a snow-covered tarmac with a ground crew member nearby.

RAF C-17 lands at world’s northernmost settlement

A Royal Air Force C-17A Globemaster has landed at Canadian Forces Station Alert, the world’s most northerly permanently inhabited settlement, during a joint resupply mission with Canada in the High Arctic.
Two vintage RAF training aircraft fly in formation over rolling countryside, one blue with roundels in the foreground and a red‑white aircraft behind it.

QinetiQ joins Spitfire anniversary flypast

QinetiQ’s Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) has taken part in a national commemorative flight marking the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire.

The air bridge sustaining US operations in the Middle East

Open-source tools have made it possible to track and map the air bridge sustaining U.S. military operations across the Middle East, revealing the structure and scale of a logistics network that until recently would have been largely invisible to anyone outside government and military circles.

UK and US deepen military space cooperation

The United Kingdom and United States have reaffirmed their commitment to closer military cooperation in space, following a joint statement signed by senior leaders from the Royal Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
Close-up of a gray military fighter jet with RAF roundel on the fuselage, parked on a runway.

British air power deploys to Black Sea region

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets and personnel have deployed to Romania under Operation Biloxi to support NATO air policing operations in the Black Sea region, according to the RAF.
Small propeller plane facing viewer as two people in flight suits walk away with blue folders toward a hangar.

Babcock secures extension for RAF flying training

Babcock has been awarded a four-year extension to its Light Aircraft Flying Task (LAFT) contract, which will continue its provision of military flying training to the Royal Air Force.

L3Harris fits launched effects onto light attack aircraft

L3Harris has demonstrated the integration of its Red Wolf launched effects vehicle onto the SKY RAIDER II INTERNATIONAL aircraft.

Ukraine claims over 90 percent drone interception rate

Ukraine intercepted more than 90 percent of drones launched against the country during March 2026, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.

Typhoon jets launched as aircraft tracked near UK

Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched from RAF Lossiemouth on 14 April after an unidentified aircraft was tracked approaching the UK area of interest.

Sweden orders Saab counter-drone system

Saab has received an order worth approximately SEK 2.6 billion from Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration for a mobile counter-unmanned aerial system designed to protect both military forces and civilian infrastructure from drone threats.

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