American ‘nuke sniffer’ declares emergency on return to UK
Despite suffering hydraulic failure, the WC-135 'Constant Phoenix' landed safely at RAF Mildenhall in the UK after a patrol over the Baltic Sea yesterday evening.
British surveillance aircraft monitoring Belarus
A British RC-135 'Rivet Joint', a dedicated electronic surveillance aircraft, has completed a mission at the border of Belarus from Polish airspace.
Plan to build British ballistic missile defence radar slips to 2029
The new ballistic missile defence radar was originally expected to be in service by the mid-2020s.
A400M transport aircraft deploys drone for the first time
During a recent test, an A400M Atlas transport aircraft deployed a drone from its opened rear cargo ramp door whilst airborne, validating its ability to air-launch drones.
British P-8 Poseidon aircraft take part in Mediterranean exercise
Exercise Dynamic Manta 22 is the first time British P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft have conducted anti-submarine & anti-surface operations from an overseas operating location.
Integration of Meteor missile on F-35B slips to 2027
A report from the Ministry of Defence states that "entry into service is not anticipated until 2027" and that the programme "may incur further delays".
Confirmation UK to purchase additional A400M transports
The Ministry of Defence has published its tenth annual summary of the defence equipment plan, the report contains references to the purchase of more A400M transport aircraft.
Delay ‘likely’ in fitting air to surface missile to F-35
The anticipated entry into service of SPEAR Capability 3 missile on F-35 in 2025 is likely to slip to 2026.
New anti-ship and land attack missiles ready ‘end of decade’
By the end of the decade, Britain and France will both field a stealthy subsonic land attack missile and a supersonic, highly manoeuvrable anti-ship missile.
British Typhoons escort B-52 bomber over Eastern Mediterranean
Typhoon jets joined with a B-52 bomber over the Eastern Mediterranean after the bomber deployed from RAF Fairford to conduct a "presence patrol mission" across central Europe and the Middle East.
