£184 million missile contract signed for British F-35 fleet

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £184 million contract to equip the UK's new F-35 fleet with the latest ASRAAM air-to-air missile.

WATCH: F-35B launches from USS Wasp

Watch an F-35B launch from the USS Wasp during the first operational testing of air/ship integration at sea off the Eastern Seaboard of the USA.

A look at the Zephyr 8, Britain’s new surveillance aircraft

The UK has ordered two Zephyr 8 high-altitude pseudo-satellite aircraft from Airbus, let's take a closer look at what's being purchased.

Royal Navy to use ‘Unmanned Warrior’ to assess ScanEagle replacement

The Unmanned Warrior exercise will be used to examine options for the replacement of the ScanEagle drone, which will go out of service in late 2017.

Scorpion jet selected for British ASDOT bid

QinetiQ, Thales and Textron have announced they will offer the Scorpion jet for the UK's upcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training programme.

WATCH: Typhoon jet fires Meteor missile for the first time

Watch the Meteor missile being successfully launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon for the first time.

French Super Étendard strike fighter retires

The Super Étendard has retired from French service. Their last operational deployment was in support of Opération Chammal against Islamic State.

Russian bombers destroy Islamic State targets in Syria

Six Tu-22M3 bombers took off from Russia and carried out air strikes on Islamic State targets in the Syrian province of Homs, the Russian Defense Ministry has revealed.

Expansion of UK facility to enable increased F-35 production

BAE have announced that work has begun on an expansion of their F-35 production facility in Samlesbury, Lancashire in order to increase production rates.

Tornado jets destroy Islamic State tankers in Syrian oilfield

The Islamic State were observed to be attempting to extract oil from one of the eastern Syrian oilfields, Tornado aircraft soon destroyed their tankers.

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