Over the past two months, the US State Department has approved more than $3 billion in potential foreign military sales to European nations.

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The UK, Italy and Japan have taken the next formal steps in developing their sixth-generation fighter under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), confirming a new joint headquarters and a target to finalise a major international contract by the end of 2025.

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A team of British engineers has arrived in southern India to begin repairs on a UK F-35B stealth fighter that has been grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala following an emergency diversion several weeks ago.

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Final assembly of the Eurofighter Typhoon has ceased at BAE Systems’ Warton facility in Lancashire, as existing orders come to an end and no new domestic or export contracts have yet been secured, according to a statement issued by the Unite union on Monday.

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Defence Minister Lord Coaker clarified that while the UK controls the deployment and use of its F-35A aircraft, any American nuclear warheads they may carry under NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangements would remain under US custody and require US authorisation for release.

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HAAWC allows the P-8A to launch Mk 54 anti-submarine torpedoes from high altitude, eliminating the need for low-level deployment manoeuvres that increase airframe stress and fuel consumption.

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The UK expects to complete procurement of an additional 12 F-35A and 15 F-35B aircraft by 2033, with the initial batch of 48 F-35Bs due for delivery by March 2026.

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AERALIS has chosen Prestwick Airport as the site for its UK final assembly line, a decision that could mark the return of full-scale aircraft manufacturing to the region.

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Anduril Industries and Rheinmetall have announced a new strategic partnership aimed at developing and producing advanced autonomous air systems and solid rocket motors for European defence.

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The airlift operation, which ran over three days, saw Atlas aircraft flying from RAF Brize Norton and Cyprus to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, before returning with evacuees to Larnaca.

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