The Ministry of Defence has issued a fresh RFI for its Medium Range Precision Strike programme, with a June 2028 contract start date suggesting the original 2027 delivery target has slipped.

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BAE Systems has completed the development and integration of an upgraded Link 16 test capability for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals.

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The SYOS Aerospace SA200 uncrewed autonomous helicopter has completed a series of fully autonomous mission trials, clearing the aircraft for serial production.

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In 2025 the Glasgow helipad was one of the busiest hospital helipads in Britain funded by the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to funding hospital helipads.

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UK Space Command’s Major General Paul Tedman says “data is the coin of the realm in space operations” as the UK’s new Borealis space awareness system goes live six months ahead of schedule.

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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that Russia is becoming more reckless and dangerous as its military performance in Ukraine weakens, speaking after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg.

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The Royal International Air Tattoo has been cancelled for 2026 following uncertainty over access to RAF Fairford linked to the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

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An F-35B test aircraft has completed its first flight carrying four SPEAR 3 missiles, as part of ongoing trials to integrate the UK’s next-generation precision strike weapon onto the fifth-generation fighter.

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GA-ASI has completed the first flight of an MQ-9B fitted with airborne early warning pods, opening up a new surveillance capability for operators of the platform worldwide, including the UK.

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The Ministry of Defence has declined to provide a completion timeline for the F-35 Block 4 upgrade programme.

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