RAF parachute test team completes 500 jumps in Arizona
The Royal Air Force's Parachuting Test Team has completed Exercise Rising Gains in Arizona, conducting more than 500 descents across 64 sorties over three weeks as part of a programme designed to maintain and develop specialist military parachuting capability.
NATO fighters intercept Russian strike jet over Baltic
Portuguese Air Force F-16M fighters scrambled from Ämari Air Base in Estonia to intercept and escort a Russian Su-35 and An-12 aircraft, marking the detachment's sixth interception since 1 April under NATO enhanced Air Policing 2026.
Britain is missing a rung on the nuclear ladder
We sat down with former MoD Director General Peter Watkins, who co-authored a new Council on Geostrategy report arguing Britain's nuclear posture is dangerously out of date and sets out what needs to change.
UK commits jets, warship and drones to Hormuz mission
Britain has announced its contribution to a multinational mission to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, with Defence Secretary John Healey setting out a force package.
UK firm Rotron fires SkyLance drone as US parent acquired
British aerospace company Rotron has successfully demonstrated and fired its SkyLance long-range one-way effector, validating key propulsion and system performance characteristics.
Six F-16 pilots decorated for Iran nuclear strikes
Six F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 55th Fighter Squadron have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their roles in Operation Midnight Hammer, the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites carried out in June 2025.
Northrop Grumman hybrid electric drone begins flight tests
The Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 uncrewed aircraft has begun flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, under DARPA's Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration programme.
Ukrainian pilots graduate from British flying programme
The latest cohort of Ukrainian student pilots has graduated from the Royal Air Force's Elementary Flying Training programme, in a ceremony attended by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth.
UK and Lockheed test F-35 data link to Army ground weapons
The Ministry of Defence and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have completed an exercise demonstrating the transfer of targeting data from an F-35 through to British Army ground-based weapons systems.
British intelligence aircraft takes a peek at Russia
A Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint has carried out an intelligence-gathering flight near the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.
