Canada gets first Airbus Flexrotor drones in Voyageur deal
Airbus Helicopters and Voyageur Aviation have signed the first purchase order for the Airbus U030 Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system in Canada, making Voyageur the platform's Canadian launch customer, according to Airbus.
Typhoons launched six times on QRA last year
Royal Air Force Typhoons on Quick Reaction Alert were launched six times during the 2025-26 financial year, half of them to track Russian aircraft approaching NATO's area of interest, according to the Ministry of Defence.
NATO rehearses hunting and killing targets on eastern border
NATO forces have rehearsed the process of finding, tracking and destroying targets across air, land and maritime domains in a training activity over the alliance's eastern flank, drawing fighters, tankers and surveillance aircraft from across the alliance.
NATO jets scrable to intercept Russian bombers over Baltic
Italian Eurofighters have scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania to intercept two Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, in the first such launch since Italy took over from France.
Airbus pays record £6.4m export controls settlement
Airbus Operations Limited has paid HMRC more than £6.4m after admitting multiple breaches of Strategic Export Controls, the largest compound settlement ever reached for strategic export offences.
Ukraine widens deep strikes to Russian warehousing
Ukraine has expanded its long-range strike campaign to include warehouses belonging to the Russian retail giant Wildberries, an additional target set being prosecuted alongside its continued campaign against Russia's oil system.
Ballistic missiles remain Ukraine’s hardest air threat
Russian ballistic missiles remain by far the primary threat in Russia's deep-strike campaign against Ukraine, driven by shortfalls in Patriot interceptor stocks.
Leonardo in no hurry to sell Hensoldt stake, says CEO
Leonardo is not rushing to dispose of its stake in the German sensor and radar maker Hensoldt, with the possibility of closer cooperation on Eurofighter and the sixth-generation fighter programme among the reasons for holding on, according to the Italian group.
New GCAP fighter jet could enter service two years early
There is a strong push to bring forward the entry into service of the GCAP fighter jet by around two years, and doing so is feasible provided the initial version enters service more gradually, according to Leonardo's chief executive.
Russian missile enters NATO airspace, crashes in Poland
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has condemned the violation of Polish airspace by a Russian missile.
