Any Russian attack on NATO faces ‘overwhelming response’
Britain's defence chief reminded Russia that NATO air forces – which outnumber Russia’s 3 to 1 – would quickly establish air superiority and that NATO warships would bottle up the Russian Navy.
New British helicopter programme moves into next phase
The next stage of the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) Programme has been announced.
British jets carry out airstrikes in Yemen
Four Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s, supported by two Voyager tankers, again participated in a coalition strike against Houthi military facilities in Yemen.
UK looking to allow drones to evacuate causalities
The system could, in extremis, allow a drone to conduct casualty extraction
UK outlines three ‘tiers’ of military drones
The UK's drone strategy includes Tier 1 as expendable, Tier 2 as semi-expendable, and Tier 3 as fully survivable uncrewed aerial systems.
Over £1.8 billion spent so far on new stealth fighter
A demonstrator is expected to fly in 2027, with production aircraft to begin entering service from 2035.
The 13 vehicle types to be retired by the Army by 2030
The Ministry of Defence has outlined the vehicle types to be retired from service by 2030 to "streamline the Army’s fleet".
British Typhoon jets continue patrols over Syria, Iraq
British Typhoon jets continue their patrols over Syria as part of the long-running Operation Shader.
Brtish surveillance aircraft patrols near Russian border
A British RC-135 ‘Rivet Joint’, an electronic surveillance aircraft, has patrolled Poland, the Baltic states and Finland.
RAF and USAF strengthen communicate capabilities
Royal Air Force Tactical Communicators have joined their US Air Force counterparts in Germany to hone their skills using high frequency communications.
