UK ‘TIQUILA’ programme looking for mini surveillance drones
The TIQUILA programme is expected to deliver 'Mini-Unmanned Air Systems' to provide "Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance roles in small, portable loads in support of field operations".
Explosion at Kabul airport
A US official has told the Reuters news agency the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber.
British forces continue evacuation of Afghanistan at pace
British C-17, A400M and C-130 transport aircraft are operating around the clock to evacuate people from Kabul airport.
SkyGuardian drone to undertake trials in UK skies
The SkyGuardian drone will soon be conducting trials from RAF Waddington in England and RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.
UK has so far evacuated 7,000 people from Afghanistan
7,109 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan under Operation PITTING, including more than 4,200 Afghans and their families.
New British jet design to be showcased at DSEI 2021
AERALIS, a British modular military jet developer, will be showcasing its modular jet design at the DSEI 2021 defence industry show.
F-35Bs launch from HMS Queen Elizabeth and land on USS America
F-35B aircraft launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth to land on the amphibious assault ship USS America.
Typhoon jets in ‘dogfight’ over North Sea
A number of Typhoon and Hawk jets are currently over the North Sea conducting 'aggressor training' with the Hawks simulating enemy aircraft.
British RC-135 surveillance aircraft on patrol over Baltic
The RC-135 Rivet Joint is designed to undertake 'signals intelligence' missions, in other words they 'soak up' electronic emissions from communications, radars and other systems.
British jets intercept Russian aircraft near Romania
The Russian SU-24 Fencer was intercepted in international airspace because it had not filed a flight plan and was not speaking to Romanian Air Traffic Control.
