NATO stress urgent need for air defence in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke of the need to step up the delivery of "ammunition, air defence systems, and in particular the most advanced ones, the Patriot systems".
UK flexes rapid deployment of rocket artillery to Estonia
A Royal Air Force A400M delivered a Multiple Launch Rocket System to the British Army exercising in Estonia.
British forces conduct ‘helicopter assault’ in Estonia
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team is the British Army's 'Global Response Force', held at very high readiness to respond to crises worldwide. It is specially trained and equipped to deploy by parachute, helicopter and airlanding.
American B-52 bombers circle Russian enclave Kaliningrad
American B-52 bombers departed the UK and flew a loop around the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad as a deterrent to Russia.
British surveillance aircraft patrols near Black Sea
A Royal Air Force RC-135 surveillance aircraft was deployed to monitor Russian forces in occupied Ukraine.
British gunships ‘Always watching, always ready’
The British Army's new Apache AH-64E attack helicopter is spearheading the deployment of helicopters on NATO’s largest military exercise since the Cold War.
British attack helicopters cross border to strike in Estonia
Apache attack helicopters belonging to 3 Regiment Army Air Corps have successfully carried out a long-range strike operation as part of Exercise Steadfast Defender.
Sikorsky tests ‘Rotor Blown Wing’ UAS for DARPA Project
This VTOL UAS, which takes off and lands on its tail like a helicopter, transitions to horizontal forward flight for long-endurance missions.
UK refuses to rule out purchasing F-35A variant
"We will make decisions on further purchases beyond the 74 around the middle of the decade."
American B-52 bombers land in Britain
"The bombers provide deterrence by introducing greater operational unpredictability for potential adversaries."