Joint British-Qatari Typhoon Squadron fly over 60 missions
Qatar has ordered 24 Typhoons, 9 fast-jet Hawk trainers, and a package of support and training for its pilots and technicians worth £6 billion.
Airpower by novel means – Drones over Nagorno-Karabakh
Whilst the vulnerability of ground forces to attack from the air is nothing new, the conflict has demonstrated how barriers to delivering attack and ISR capabilities at scale can be removed through the employment of drones, argues Edward Davies in this submission to the UK Defence Journal.
Quantum radar to ‘transform detection’
Quantum radars could provide users with enough detail to identify aircraft, missiles, and other aerial targets by specific model.
BAE awarded advanced seeker production for LRASM
BAE Systems has received a $60 million contract to deliver additional advanced missile seekers for LRASM.
MQ-25 tanker completes flight with Aerial Refueling Store
The U.S. Navy intends to procure more than 70 aircraft, which will assume the tanking role currently performed by F/A-18s, allowing for better use of the combat strike fighters.
RAF aircraft declares emergency over Northumberland
A Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry early warning aircraft has declared an emergency in the air over Northumberland and appears to be burning off fuel over the North Sea in preparation for its return to RAF Waddington.
UK reveals post-Brexit military co-operation with EU
Ben Wallace, the Secretary of State for Defence, outlined his intentions with regards to the UK's post-Brexit defence relationship with the EU.
Typhoon jets conduct ‘airstrikes’ against mock village in Scotland
Wildcat helicopters called in repeated strikes from Typhoon jets and other aircraft.
UK and Israel sign military cooperation agreement
Most of the agreement is highly classified but it is understood that cooperation will include defence medical training, organisational design concepts and defence education.
Typhoon jets to deploy to the 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.
