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."
Britain takes delivery of more new F-35 jets
With one aircraft lost in an accident and four test jets in the US, there are now 30 of the type in operational service in the UK.
British Typhoon jets conduct Agile Combat Employment
The ACE deployment concluded with the Typhoons returning to Romania, where they will continue their NATO enhanced Air Policing mission until the end of June, before heading back to RAF Lossiemouth.
