Royal Air Force Typhoons have been scrambled more than 20 times in support of NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing efforts under Operation Chessman, a major British contribution to defending allied airspace on Europe’s eastern flank.

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Leonardo, Enav and the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) have signed a memorandum of cooperation to begin restoring Ukraine’s air traffic management system as part of a restoration and recovery plan.

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The deal includes mobile firing units based on the RBS 70 NG short-range missile system and Bolide missiles.

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A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas aircraft from the UK’s Air Mobility Force has deployed to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to participate in Exercise Mobility Guardian, a U.S.-led multinational training initiative.

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Defence Minister Maria Eagle has confirmed that the RAF’s new E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft is flying under a standard Military Permit To Fly during testing, and not under any form of “special clearance.” Responding to a series of parliamentary questions from Mark Francois MP, Eagle stated: “The Wedgetail is not flying under any […]

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed ongoing discussions with the European Union to implement the Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) announced in May, aimed at enhancing interoperability, mobility, and resilience across European and NATO-aligned defence structures.

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A German startup developing what it calls the world’s first airborne counter-drone system has announced plans to expand into the United Kingdom as part of a growing defence technology presence.

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A British RC-135 Rivet Joint, the RAF’s premier signals intelligence aircraft, has once again been deployed on a critical reconnaissance mission over the Black Sea.

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The Ministry of Defence has pointed to rising export orders and long-term investment plans as evidence that Typhoon production at BAE Systems’ Warton facility is secure into the next decade.

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