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.
UK looking for long-range inter-theatre lift UAV
The UK is looking for a "long reach, inter-theatre lift UAV, capable of carrying a minimum 50kg payload over a range of at least 300 nautical miles".
Mosquito drone project swatted
Project Mosquito, the RAF's future combat drone, will now not proceed beyond the design phase and has effectively been cancelled.
Spain orders 20 new Eurofighter Typhoon jets
The order from Spain maintains Typhoon production in the UK beyond the middle of the decade say BAE Systems.
U.S ponders ‘Adaptive Technology Engines’ as F-35 retrofit
Adaptive technology engines for the F-35 promise great performance but come with technology, financial and interoperability risks.
New control system to protect UK from aerial threats
The system links the radars and radios of the UK and NATO to communicate between the ground and aircraft.
British F-35 jets ‘attack’ French airfields
British F-35B jets have been exercising with French, Greek and Swiss jets in the Bay of Biscay during Exercise 'Ocean Hit'.
Do British fighter jets ‘protect’ Irish airspace?
The UK, on occasion, scrambles jets to intercept unresponsive aircraft in Irish-controlled airspace but make no mistake, the UK is not protecting Irish airspace.
Testing begins on British E-7 early warning aircraft radar
Testing recently started on the MESA sensor destined for the UK’s 1st E-7 early warning aircraft, the replacement for the E-3 Sentry.
UK doubles number of surveillance aircraft over Black Sea
Two British RC-135 electronic surveillance aircraft, rather than the usual one, are operating over the Black Sea near Ukraine.
