British A400M in cold weather trials in Norway
A Royal Air Force Atlas A400M transport aircraft conducted Agile Combat Employment (ACE) on Exercise Arctic Phoenix in Norway to provide vital training for RAF personnel over the last two weeks.
British surveillance aircraft and crews on exercise
For the first time, a British RC-135 Rivet Joint has supported the United States Navy’s major 3-week air exercise, known as Exercise Resolute Hunter.
Award of £44m to upgrade RAF Valley’s second runway
Valued at approximately £44 million, the project has a two-year timeline, starting on 19 December 2023 and scheduled for completion by 19 December 2025.
C-17 airlifts Royal Navy Merlin back to UK from Middle East
This sortie was just one of several that have returned equipment from all three services that have conducted exercises in the region during the year.
UK aircraft log 16k hours in one year of anti-ISIS ops
British military aircraft spent a combined 16,255 flying hours against Daesh in Iraq and Syria over the last year.
UK confirms plans to strip early Typhoon jets for parts
The retirement of the Tranche 1 Typhoons will leave the Royal Air Force with just 107 Typhoon aircraft in total – 67 Tranche 2 jets and 40 Tranche 3 jets.
Scottish site UK’s first licensed vertical launch spaceport
The not-too-distant future could see Scottish built rockets launching Scottish satellites from a Scottish spaceport.
RAF to spend £135m to upgrade Envoy VIP transport jets
The Ministry of Defence replaced its fleet of BAe146 aircraft with two new Dassault Falcon 900LX jets; it's now looking to include a number of military modifications to the aircraft.
Typhoon jet shoots down drone near France
A Typhoon from 1(F) Squadron has fired a Meteor missile on an exercise in France with French Air Force Rafales.
Drone threat concerns as 25 spotted over nuclear facilities
An exclusive investigation has brought to light a worrying series of drone sightings at British nuclear facilities.
