The United Kingdom will begin producing advanced air defence interceptor drones for Ukraine within weeks.

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The United Kingdom and Turkey have signed a deal worth up to £8 billion for 20 Typhoon fighter jets, securing around 20,000 British jobs and the largest UK fighter export in nearly two decades.

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Lockheed Martin has received a $233 million contract to deliver its IRST21 Block II infrared search and track systems to the US Navy and Air National Guard, according to the company.

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L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract worth more than $2.26 billion to deliver a fleet of modified Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force.

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Royal Air Force specialists have taken part in NATO’s main air-focused counter-chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (C-CBRN) exercise in Norway.

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Saab’s UK subsidiary BlueBear supported a British Army air defence exercise in the Falkland Islands, designed to test reaction times and command systems in a demanding operational environment.

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The United States has approved a potential sale of AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Germany, in a deal valued at around £1 billion, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

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The US Air Force has begun one of its largest recurring air-to-air combat exercises, Checkered Flag 26-1, at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.

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Boeing has appointed former UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement Sir Jeremy Quin as president of Boeing UK & Ireland.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to travel to Ankara next week to finalise a multibillion-pound Eurofighter Typhoon deal.

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