The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an investigation remains ongoing into a series of drone incursions over RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell in November 2024.

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Royal Air Force Typhoons deployed to Poland under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission have scrambled six times in as many days, intercepting a total of 15 Russian military aircraft operating near NATO airspace and vessels.

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The British Armed Forces are currently training members of the IsraelI Defense Forces (IDF) on UK-based training courses as part of ongoing defence engagement between the two countries.

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A Russian fighter jet conducted low-altitude passes near a United States Navy ship in the Baltic Sea on Sunday, prompting a rapid response from Royal Air Force Typhoons deployed under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission.

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It is understood the aircraft was unable to land on the carrier due to adverse weather and diverted in the interest of safety, as is standard operating procedure.

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The UK Defence Journal understands that Typhoon jets were also recently launched from RAF Akrotiri to counter a renewed one-way attack UAV threat from Iran.

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Admiral Radakin described the acquisition as a critical step in increasing the UK’s conventional lethality and reinforcing deterrence at a time of growing global instability.

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Admiral Radakin described the acquisition as a critical step in increasing the UK’s conventional lethality and reinforcing deterrence at a time of growing global instability.

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The funding was confirmed during a visit to Leonardo’s radar facility in Edinburgh by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones MP.

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Glasgow Prestwick Airport will temporarily host the RAF’s Voyager A330 refuelling fleet during major resurfacing works at RAF Brize Norton.

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