UK joins NATO project to develop new deep strike missiles
Six allies have launched a project on novel ground-based precision strike, delivering the Ankara announcement trailed at the Defence Investment Plan launch. #Ankara
UK joins new NATO pooled A400M airlift fleet project
The UK has joined six NATO allies in launching a new multinational project to establish a pooled fleet of A400M transport aircraft.
NATO buys GlobalEye AWACS replacement and more Tritons
Allies will jointly procure up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft to replace the E-3 fleet, add up to five Tritons, and expand tanker and airlift fleets.
Tempest demonstrator to begin key testing by mid-2028
Asked for a first flight target date, the MOD gave none, saying timing will be confirmed closer to the milestone. The stated aim had been 2027.
Leonardo sets out its role in the Defence Investment Plan
Leonardo has welcomed the government's Defence Investment Plan and set out where the company's radars, electronic-warfare payloads, autonomous aircraft and directed-energy work sit within it.
UK has 42 Jaguar jets two decades after retirement
The Ministry of Defence still holds 42 SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft almost two decades after the type retired from Royal Air Force service, with nine more having been transferred to the Indian Air Force.
UK to expand drone testing across Canadian prairie base
The British Army's sprawling training area in Canada is to become a major testing ground for uncrewed systems, with new investment enabling drone activity across 2,700 square kilometres of prairie.
Huge contract awarded for new British fighter jet
The programme to deliver Britain's next-generation fighter jet has been awarded a £4.6 billion contract.
British fighters scrambled six times against Russia in 2025
Quick Reaction Alert aircraft launched on six days last year and three so far in 2026, according to figures released to Graeme Downie, the Labour MP for Dunfermline and Dollar.
UK refuses to detail Outdragon spy pod capability
The department withheld information on the signals intelligence pod for operational security, days after it was photographed on a Protector at Akrotiri.
