Finland picks F-35, intends to order 64 jets
Finland has chosen the F-35A to replace its ageing F/A-18 fleet and will order 64 of the jets and their support equipment in a $9.4 billion deal.
Construction starts on British space launch facility in Scotland
This is the first orbital space launchpad to be built in the UK for more than half a century.
Britain planning to order second tranche of F-35 jets
The UK is currently undertaking "detailed analysis to evaluate the scale and timeline" for a purchase of a second tranche of F-35B Lightning aircraft.
RAF on high alert due to increased Arctic activity
The Royal Air Force will be on high alert from now until the morning of December 25th in order to track an unregistered cargo flight from the Arctic region.
F-35 fleet attrition rate estimate revealed
The estimate for the attrition rate of the British F-35 fleet is 'on average 1 aircraft lost for every 30,000 flight hours'.
Typhoon jets to deploy to Arctic for secret escort mission
The UK Defence Journal understands that Typhoon jets will be deploying to the Arctic later this month for what is intended to be a secret escort mission involving a cargo aircraft.
British troops and equipment airlifted to Norway
C-17, A400M, C-130 and Voyager aircraft are moving British military personnel and equipment to Bardufoss Air Base in Norway to conduct training.
British and French fighter jets carry out joint training
The aircraft practised simulated long-range missile attacks in addition to visual combat training (otherwise known as dogfighting).
Swiss Air Force training over England
The Swiss Air Force is conducting air exercises at RAF Leeming to enable the country’s F-18 Hornet pilots to achieve important day and night-flying skills.
Crashed British F-35B found on sea bed
The Ministry of Defence now knows the location of the F-35B that crashed on take-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.
