Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich visited Allied Air Command headquarters at Ramstein Air Base in November.

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Unidentified drones breach Irish airspace on Zelenskyy visit

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Pro-Palestine attack reduces RAF tanker engines service life

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UK explains delay to F-35B SRVL upgrade

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UK joins Norway’s mine warfare ‘mothership’ project

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Rosyth dockyard upgrade plans move forward

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SACEUR highlights readiness during visit to air command

Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich visited Allied Air Command headquarters at Ramstein Air Base in November.

Northrop unveils new ‘Talon’ drone fighter jet

Northrop Grumman has revealed Project Talon, a new autonomous aircraft designed to operate alongside crewed fighters.

Unidentified drones breach Irish airspace on Zelenskyy visit

Irish security services are examining a significant drone incursion that occurred during the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin.

Pro-Palestine attack reduces RAF tanker engines service life

Damage sustained during a Pro-Palestine attack at RAF Brize Norton has left two RAF Voyager engines with shortened cleared life, forcing the RAF to bring forward major maintenance.

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Over one third of Ajax vehicles caused crew health problems

More than a third of the Ajax vehicles in a recent British Army training exercise were linked to new noise and vibration injuries, the UK Defence Journal understands.

NATO chief tells Putin ‘we are not going anywhere’

NATO foreign ministers have endorsed work on a path toward spending 5 percent of national GDP on defence and reaffirmed continued support for Ukraine.

UK sanctions Russian GRU after Kremlin linked to attack

The UK has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia'a military intelligence agency, the GRU, after the final report of the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry concluded that Putin personally authorised the Salisbury operation that killed a British citizen.

No plans for new offences on impersonating service personnel

Labour MP Euan Stainbank asked whether the Ministry of Defence had assessed the merits of criminalising impersonating service personnel.

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