The UK has been trying to arm its F-35s with Meteor since 2019. The US-led programme has now pushed the timeline to the early 2030s.

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A long-delayed review note that will formally set out a new timeline for the SPEAR 3 missile programme is close to being submitted for approval.

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A Royal Air Force C-17A Globemaster has landed at Canadian Forces Station Alert, the world’s most northerly permanently inhabited settlement, during a joint resupply mission with Canada in the High Arctic.

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QinetiQ’s Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) has taken part in a national commemorative flight marking the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire.

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Open-source tools have made it possible to track and map the air bridge sustaining U.S. military operations across the Middle East, revealing the structure and scale of a logistics network that until recently would have been largely invisible to anyone outside government and military circles.

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The United Kingdom and United States have reaffirmed their commitment to closer military cooperation in space, following a joint statement signed by senior leaders from the Royal Air Force and U.S. Space Force.

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Royal Air Force Typhoon jets and personnel have deployed to Romania under Operation Biloxi to support NATO air policing operations in the Black Sea region, according to the RAF.

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Babcock has been awarded a four-year extension to its Light Aircraft Flying Task (LAFT) contract, which will continue its provision of military flying training to the Royal Air Force.

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L3Harris has demonstrated the integration of its Red Wolf launched effects vehicle onto the SKY RAIDER II INTERNATIONAL aircraft.

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Ukraine intercepted more than 90 percent of drones launched against the country during March 2026, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.

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