RIAT to leave RAF Fairford for Boscombe Down next year
The Royal International Air Tattoo will move from RAF Fairford to MOD Boscombe Down for RIAT27 and future events, ending more than four decades in Gloucestershire months after this year’s show was cancelled over access to the base.
RAF A400M firefighting kit ready for next year’s wildfires
The RAF is procuring an initial containerised aerial firefighting capability for the A400M Atlas, which will be available to support the 2027 wildfire season.
Cobra Warrior saw record land forces and autonomous aircraft
Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2 included the largest land force contribution in the exercise’s history and more autonomous collaborative platforms than any previous iteration.
Typhoons and Desert Rats to rehearse Ukraine peace force
RAF Typhoons and 300 British personnel will join troops from 11 nations for the first major exercise run by the UK and France’s Multinational Force Ukraine.
Urgent life raft buy aims to avoid E-7 Wedgetail delay
Defence Equipment and Support intends to buy life rafts for the RAF’s E-7 Wedgetail from AEM Limited.
Hypersonica raises a hundred million for deep strike
Hypersonica, the British-German company developing hypersonic deep-strike systems for Europe, has raised €100 million in a Series B round co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst, money it will put into accelerating development.
Britain’s Saudi air missions limited to defence of cities
Asked for the duration and scope of Britain's defensive military engagement in Saudi Arabia, ministers have directed Parliament to the written statement the Defence Secretary made on 20 October, which commits Royal Air Force aircraft to defensive missions protecting Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure, according to an answer given in Parliament.
Ukraine flies the first drone rescues of wounded troops
Ukraine has carried out the world's first medical evacuations by heavy uncrewed aircraft, lifting wounded soldiers out of positions that could not be reached from the ground.
Proteus demonstrator to get American autonomy software
Leonardo will use Shield AI's Hivemind software to develop autonomy for Proteus, the uncrewed rotorcraft it built with the Royal Navy and UK Defence Innovation.
Early warning radar flown on Protector type airframe
General Atomics and Saab have flown an airborne early warning radar on an uncrewed MQ-9B, the same aircraft the Royal Air Force operates as Protector, tracking fighter jets and commercial aircraft along with maritime targets.
