The Royal Air Force and French Air Force flew a combined mission involving two Voyager tankers refuelling four Mirage 2000 fighters en route to Africa.

The Belgian Air Force has taken delivery of its first of seven Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.

A £550 million contract for new surface-attack missiles for the F-35 has been signed.

The RFCM system consists of a small form factor jammer, a high-powered amplifier and the AN/ALE-55 Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy.

Royal Air Force Typhoons from 6 Squadron have flown alongside their counterparts from the German Air Force over Eastern Europe.

From the 24th of November to the 18th December 2020, the Royal Air Force worked with 40 pilots, 70 ground crew and 10 F/A-18 aircraft from the Swiss Air Force in order to move the force from flying only 'during office hours' to being ready to fly 24/7.

Previously, the nation's F/A-18s were only available during 'office hours'.

There was a moderate increase in Russian activity from 2019.

The 'Bug' is a nano-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle weighing 196g – similar to the weight of a smartphone – with 40 minute battery life and a 2km range.

Voyager tankers have refuelled an inbound aircraft inside the Arctic Circle after it declared an emergency, the UK Defence Journal can report.