Typhoon jets to get £2.35 billion upgrade
Typhoon fighter jets will be fitted with what the Royal Air Force has called "the world’s most advanced radar" as part of a £2.35 billion investment announced at the Royal International Air Tattoo today.
UK confirms it is accelerating hypersonic weapon project
A Minister has confirmed that the UK is "accelerating development of advanced hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities".
What weapons can British F-35 jets carry?
British F-35Bs are currently only certified to carry relatively few weapon types, but that's set to change with future upgrades.
British and French fighters ‘dogfight’ over Mediterranean
British Typhoon fighter jets undertook "rare and extremely valuable" one-on-one Dissimilar Air Combat Training, often referred to as dog-fighting, with French Rafale jets.
British fighter jets deploy to Finland and Sweden
F-35Bs and Typhoons conducted "high-end warfighting training" with Finnish F-18 Hornets and Swedish Gripen aircraft as part of an increased British presence in the region due to Russian aggression.
Voyager tanker trains to refuel C-130J Hercules
A Voyager tanker has demonstrated what the RAF call "an oft forgotten capability" on a refuelling training sortie with a C-130J Hercules.
UK purchasing ‘too few’ E-7 early warning aircraft
The decision to purchase only three E-7 Wedgetail early warning aircraft has, once again, been criticised.
British drone hits terrorists in Iraq with Hellfire missile
A Royal Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft has conducted an airstrike against a group of Islamic State terrorists north of Tikrit in Iraq.
British F-35 stealth jets training in Finland
The aim of the training is to "strengthen shared security in the Baltic and High North", say NATO.
British surveillance aircraft step-up monitoring of Black Sea
British RC-135 electronic surveillance aircraft continue to operate over the Black Sea near Ukraine, with two in the area at the one time, in order to monitor Russian forces.
