Since the RAF’s Voyager fleet lacks the boom-type system required by the F-35A, the aircraft cannot currently be refuelled by UK tankers and will rely on NATO aircraft.

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SNP MP Graham Leadbitter also raised concerns that “years of under-investment” had compromised security at UK bases.

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The Ministry of Defence has tightened security across the defence estate following what Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard described as “illegal entry and criminal vandalism” by members of Palestine Action at RAF Brize Norton last week.

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Senior Conservative MP Sir Julian Lewis has urged the government to ensure it has a robust legal basis before proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, warning that a failed court challenge would do lasting damage.

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Dramatic new images show a powerful array of British F-35B Lightning jets lined up across the deck of HMS Prince of Wales as the UK Carrier Strike Group arrived in Singapore.

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Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge pressed Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard on the financial and operational impact of the attack by members of Palestine Action, which resulted in damage to two RAF Voyager aircraft.

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The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £170 million contract to AirTanker Ltd for a major upgrade to the UK’s Voyager tanker aircraft fleet, aimed at resolving key obsolescence issues in its onboard systems.

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The UK has announced that it will purchase 12 F-35A fighter jets and formally join NATO’s Dual Capable Aircraft (DCA) nuclear sharing mission.

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A Royal Air Force Typhoon conducted a routine air interception training exercise this afternoon involving a French military aircraft transiting UK airspace.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has described Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as a “very weak response,” a choice of words widely interpreted as an effort to dial down tensions following the United States’ strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

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