Finnish and Swedish fighters intercept Russian aircraft
Finnish and Swedish Quick Reaction Alert fighters have jointly intercepted and identified Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland, in what Sweden says was the first operational identification mission conducted together by the two air forces.
Massive ‘dogfight’ unfolds in skies over Britain
British and allied combat aircraft are conducting large-scale simulated air battles over Britain as Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2 tests how allied forces would defend the UK and fight together in contested airspace during a major conflict.
British firms to train drone AI on Ukrainian combat footage
British defence companies will be allowed to train AI on more than five million frames of Ukrainian battlefield footage under a new programme, with the United Kingdom becoming the first partner to gain access.
Britain puts space at centre of defence buying revolution
National Armaments Director Rupert Pearce says Defence must become a far more active customer for UK space firms, with nearly £13bn committed and space placed among the first new capability portfolios. #SpacePower
Hawk jet crashes near RAF Valley
A Hawk jet has crashed near RAF Valley in Wales, with emergency services responding to the incident. Crew are understood to have ejected.
Britain prepares for war in space as threats grow
At the UK Space Power Conference, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth warned Britain must be ready to win in an increasingly contested space domain.
Britain forms squadron to strike threats in orbit
The Royal Air Force is today forming No. III Space Effects Squadron, the first British unit dedicated to disrupting, degrading and denying hostile activity in space.
Control of space will decide this century, says Streeting
Control of space will determine security in this century in the way that control of the seas did in the nineteenth and control of the air did in the twentieth, the Defence Secretary will say today.
RAF Voyager sent to support Saudi defence operations
The UK is sending an RAF Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft to support Saudi Arabia following renewed Houthi attacks in the region, with the deployment agreed after a request from the Saudi Government.
Navigation and flight planning services bought for RAF E-7
Defence Equipment and Support has signed a contract with Jeppesen UK for navigation and flight planning services to support the Royal Air Force's E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft.
