Airbus delivers first A400M to the Belgian Air Force
The Belgian Air Force has taken delivery of its first of seven Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.
£550m contract signed for ‘mini cruise missiles’
A £550 million contract for new surface-attack missiles for the F-35 has been signed.
BAE receive contract to demo new countermeasure system
The RFCM system consists of a small form factor jammer, a high-powered amplifier and the AN/ALE-55 Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy.
British Typhoons fly with German jets
Royal Air Force Typhoons from 6 Squadron have flown alongside their counterparts from the German Air Force over Eastern Europe.
How the RAF turned the Swiss Air Force into a 24/7 force
From the 24th of November to the 18th December 2020, the Royal Air Force worked with 40 pilots, 70 ground crew and 10 F/A-18 aircraft from the Swiss Air Force in order to move the force from flying only 'during office hours' to being ready to fly 24/7.
Swiss Air Force to move to 24 hour availability
Previously, the nation's F/A-18s were only available during 'office hours'.
NATO jets intercept ‘hundreds’ of Russian aircraft in 2020
There was a moderate increase in Russian activity from 2019.
BAE collaborates with UAVTEK to develop nano ‘Bug’ drone
The 'Bug' is a nano-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle weighing 196g – similar to the weight of a smartphone – with 40 minute battery life and a 2km range.
Voyager tankers in secretive emergency Arctic refuelling
Voyager tankers have refuelled an inbound aircraft inside the Arctic Circle after it declared an emergency, the UK Defence Journal can report.
Soon to be sold Sentinel aircraft operating over Iraq
A Royal Air Force Sentinel R1 surveillance aircraft, the entire fleet of which will shortly be sold off, was this morning operating over Central Iraq as part of Operation Shader.
