In service on Wildcat since 2020, Martlet has undergone extensive trials to broaden its capability beyond its original design parameters.

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An RAF Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was repeatedly and dangerously intercepted by two Russian jets over the Black Sea last month, with one pass bringing a Russian jet within six metres of the British aircraft’s nose.

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British SME Certo Aerospace has been photographed testing Hellfire-style missile simulators on its CAPSTONE drone.

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Destinus has announced the accelerated start of the RUTA Block 3 programme, a 2000km range strike system being developed in partnership with Rheinmetall.

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The rotary wing element of the UK Military Flying Training System has marked ten years of delivery at RAF Shawbury, with Ascent Flight Training reflecting on a decade of tri-service helicopter aircrew training.

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The rapid integration and deployment of a new low-cost anti-drone missile on RAF Typhoon jets was made possible in part through trials conducted at MOD Aberporth range in west Wales, operated by QinetiQ under its Long Term Partnering Agreement with the Ministry of Defence.

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The Royal Air Force has deployed the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System on anti-drone operations in the Middle East, fitted to Typhoon fighter jets, after moving from testing to operational deployment in under two months.

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Aeralis, developing a potential Red Arrows replacement, has collapsed into administration blaming delays to the UK Defence Investment Plan.

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Four firms have been picked to support Project NYX, the British Army’s programme to develop autonomous uncrewed systems as loyal wingmen for Apache attack helicopters.

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The United Kingdom played a central role in transporting highly enriched uranium from Venezuela to the United States as part of a trilateral nuclear security operation completed in early May.

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