Britain told to plan for war without Trump’s America
A Leicester security academic calls the American president a Russophile and, in his words, a traitor to the West’s liberal-democratic values, and says Britain must plan to fight alone on five per cent of GDP.
American bomber escorted by British and Norwegian F-35s
British F-35Bs flying from HMS Prince of Wales and Norwegian F-35As have escorted a United States Air Force B-52 on a nuclear exercise.
Army drone deal widened to cover heavier aircraft
The Ministry of Defence intends to raise the maximum take-off weight allowed under the British Army's mini drone contract from twenty kilograms to fifty.
Protector drone flight over Channel was not for Home Office
An RAF Protector RG-1 that flew over the English Channel on 14 October was operating in support of defence aims and not in support of the Home Office, according to an answer given in Parliament.
British jets escort French jets on ‘nuclear strike’
British Typhoon jets have escorted French Rafales simulating a nuclear strike mission over the Mediterranean.
Britain and Germany review joint strike programme
Luke Pollard hosted the German State Secretary for Armament and Innovation at Lancaster House for talks covering Deep Precision Strike and wider defence industrial cooperation.
Simple front door for defence suppliers due this year
The Ministry of Defence intends to publish a simple front door of procurement entry points for small and medium-sized enterprises by the end of this calendar year.
RAF Chinooks and A400M to fight UK wildfires from the sky
The Royal Air Force will equip its Chinook helicopters and A400M Atlas transport aircraft to fight fires, giving Britain an aerial firefighting capability permanently based in the United Kingdom for the first time.
Hardened shelters an option for jets at RAF Akrotiri
Hardened aircraft shelters may form part of future infrastructure considerations at RAF Akrotiri, with options to improve aircraft survivability and operational resilience still being explored.
DragonFire stays a sovereign programme for now
Ministers have declined to commit Ukraine to a role in the DragonFire laser programme, saying the department is focused on maturing advanced sovereign technologies.
