The RAF’s first E-7 Wedgetail surveillance jet is now undergoing ground and flight testing at RAF Lossiemouth, the MoD says.

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Air defence in every form remains Ukraine’s single greatest need, a senior NATO military official says, ahead of a full drone ecosystem, artillery, energetics and electronic warfare, with requirements grounded directly in battlefield experience.

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UK firm Rotron Aerospace says its SkyLance one-way effector has passed a successful flight trial under Project BRAKESTOP.

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UK firm MGI Engineering has unveiled its TigerShark deep-strike system under the MoD’s Project BRAKESTOP, a 900km-range autonomous strike platform.

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The timeline for the remaining upgrades of the United Kingdom’s F-35B aircraft to Technology Refresh 3 standard has yet to be finalised.

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Ukraine is now the world leader in drone and counter-drone warfare, ahead of Russia and many NATO members, NATO’s Mark Rutte says, with the alliance now learning from Kyiv as much as it teaches it.

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Britain and five European allies have agreed to push ahead with developing new long-range strike weapons, moving their joint effort into standalone delivery groups.

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British F-35 Lightnings have flown over Finland for the first time to deter Russia after being launched from HMS Prince of Wales as part of Ramstein Flag 26.

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NATO’s Nuclear Planning Group has issued its first ministerial statement on nuclear deterrence since 2007, pledging to modernise nuclear capabilities and strengthen planning.

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