Sweden has deployed six JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft to Iceland in its first leadership of the NATO Icelandic Air Policing mission since joining the Alliance.

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A NATO Joint Planning Team has deployed to Sofia, Bulgaria, to refine the country’s contribution to Eastern Sentry, a key Alliance activity aimed at strengthening situational awareness and NATO’s defensive posture along its eastern border.

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Defence experts have warned MPs that drones and artificial intelligence are reshaping warfare at a pace many armed forces still fail to fully grasp,

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The U.S. Navy has completed the final planned flight test of the Harpoon Block II Update (HIIU) Obsolescence Update programme, a key step in efforts to modernise and sustain the long-serving anti-ship missile.

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QinetiQ GmbH has successfully integrated an upgraded surveillance and communications package onto the Diamond Aircraft DA62 Multi-Purpose Platform.

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NATO and the United Kingdom have carried out a routine, visible intelligence-gathering presence over the Black Sea in recent hours, with surveillance aircraft operating at the same time on opposite sides of the Black Sea

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A British heavy-lift drone company has signed an agreement with a Scottish transport body aimed at expanding unmanned air cargo operations across the Highlands and Islands.

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Raytheon has signed five major framework agreements aimed at significantly expanding production capacity for key missile systems, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, and multiple variants of the Standard Missile family.

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Britain has deployed a number of F-35B fighter jets to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise.

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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the U.S. government to produce IRST21 Legion-ES infrared search-and-track sensor systems for the Taiwanese Air Force.

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