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.
Ground-based beam could keep British solar drone flying
PHASA-35, the solar-powered stratospheric aircraft developed by BAE, has been selected as the flight demo platform for a power beaming technology intended to keep high-altitude aircraft flying through the night and the winter.
Britain buys new air raid sirens for its Cyprus air base
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for a rapidly deployable air raid warning system at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, according to a contract details notice published on Monday.
FQ-42 Vengeance arrives for US Air Force tests
A new FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft has been delivered to Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, where it will join US Air Force test and evaluation work on the service’s future uncrewed combat aircraft programme.
UK says Falklands defences remain robust
The UK says British forces in and around the Falkland Islands remain at an appropriate level of strength and readiness, describing the UK air, land and maritime presence in the South Atlantic as "robust".
Spanish F-18s scramble 15 times over Romania
Spanish F-18 fighters have carried out 15 Alpha Scrambles during their first month on NATO Quick Reaction Alert duty in Romania, including one mission in which an unidentified drone was shot down.
