Swedish Gripens scramble twice to intercept Russian jets
Sweden's Quick Reaction Alert scrambled JAS 39 Gripen fighters twice on Friday to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Air Force has said, after detecting a Russian Su-24 and a Su-34 near Swedish airspace.
Britain seeks mobile air raid sirens for Cyprus air base
The Ministry of Defence has launched a tender for a rapidly deployable air raid warning siren system to supplement the existing sirens at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
New Defence Secretary opens huge drone centre in Swindon
The event went ahead without press in attendance, leaving the new Defence Secretary's first outing in the job to be communicated by departmental press release.
Defence industry calls Healey exit a “wake-up call”
The Defence industry trade body Make UK Defence says John Healey's resignation should be "a wake-up call for those inside Government still blocking the acceleration of defence investment".
RAF Rivet Joint spy plane deploys to Norwegian fjords
The RAF's 51 Squadron has deployed the Rivet Joint electronic spy aircraft to Ørland Air Base in Norway, operating with minimal support alongside Norwegian F-35s.
AUKUS AI not yet flying on RAF P-8 Poseidons
AI algorithms developed under AUKUS Pillar 2 have not yet been deployed on RAF P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the Ministry of Defence has told Parliament.
British firms named in UK huge Ukraine drone deal
The majority of the United Kingdom's largest-ever drone package for Ukraine, set to deliver at least 120,000 drones this year, will be spent with British firms.
Iran war hits UK deliveries of US-made munitions
The conflict in Iran has changed the delivery schedules of some US-manufactured munitions destined for the British armed forces, the Ministry of Defence has told Parliament.
Dozens of RAF fast jet trainees stuck in pipeline
Around two in five of the 119 trainee fast jet pilots in the RAF's pipeline are on holdover between courses or waiting to start their operational conversion unit, fresh MoD figures show.
Red Arrows Hawk T1 fleet running low on fatigue life
Fourteen of the twenty-four Hawk T1 jets still on the books of the Royal Air Force have used up more than eighty per cent of their fatigue index, the Ministry of Defence has said.
