Indian Air Force instructors are set to begin training Royal Air Force fast jet pilots at RAF Valley under a new agreement that may also help ease long-running pressure on Britain’s military flying training pipeline.

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The UK will spend more than GBP 400 million this financial year on long-range precision and hypersonic weapons, as the government moves to scale up joint missile development programmes with key European allies.

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The Ministry of Defence has awarded a new £12 million contract aimed at accelerating development of a sovereign UK hypersonic missile capability.

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The MOP is one of the largest conventional bombs in the US inventory, weighing around 30,000 pounds and developed specifically for penetrating reinforced underground facilities.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said US President Donald Trump has “a big point” on Arctic security, as NATO launched a new initiative aimed at increasing coordination and vigilance in the High North amid growing Russian and Chinese activity.

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Babcock France has secured a new contract from the French Armed Forces Commissariat Service to provide pilot training for the French Air and Space Force and the French Navy.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that the Alliance must urgently accelerate production of air defence systems and ammunition, as Defence Ministers prepare to meet in Brussels.

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Hypersonica, an Anglo-German defence start-up developing what it describes as a sovereign European hypersonic strike capability, has completed its first successful hypersonic test flight in Norway.

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Senior defence figures have warned MPs that the UK procurement system is too slow and rigid for the pace of modern conflict, calling for a shift toward prototype warfare and rapid frontline experimentation.

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