British jets ‘grapple’ with more than 50 aircraft over North Sea
The Royal Air Force has taken part in a massive aerial combat training exercise involving over 50 aircraft.
American ‘nuke sniffer’ aircraft operating over Europe
An American aircraft designed to 'sniff' radioactivity associated with nuclear material has deployed from the UK to the Eastern Mediterranean.
American B-52 bombers being deployed to Britain
U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers will be deploying to the United Kingdom shortly as part of a 'Bomber Task Force' training mission to "familiarise themselves" with European airspace.
Heavy British military presence off Irish coast
There is a heavy British military presence off the coast of Ireland in response to a Russian 'live-fire' naval exercise being held south of the country.
British surveillance aircraft on patrol near Ukraine
A British RC-135 Rivet Joint 'signals intelligence' surveillance aircraft is patrolling close to the Russian border near Ukraine.
Typhoon jets scrambled for second day in a row
Typhoon fighters have been launched in response to Russian aircraft "approaching the UK area of interest" for the second day in a row.
RAF launch jets to intercept Russian aircraft flying near Britain
British jets responded to approaching Russian bombers. This is a routine event and nothing to worry about.
British and American aircraft conduct flypast
A British F-35B Lightning joined a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber and F-15 Eagle to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. Eighth Air Force.
Britain spending £1.4 billion on space defence
The bulk of the money will go to developing and launching a multi-satellite system, known as 'ISTARI', designed to perform global surveillance and intelligence gathering for British military operations.
American B-1 Bomber arrives in the UK
A United States Air Force B-1 bomber is currently in the skies above the UK to take part in a flypast.