A UK F-35B from 617 Squadron and a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet were photographed flying in tight formation over HMS Prince of Wales during trilateral carrier strike operations with Japan.

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According to the Pentagon, the contract involves Foreign Military Sales to a wide range of allies and partners, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Poland, and Ukraine, among others.

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The Ministry of Defence has signalled its intent to launch a major procurement programme, Project TELUM, aimed at delivering light powered training aircraft to underpin military flying training and air experience schemes.

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Scottish Secretary Ian Murray says Skyrora’s new space launch licence is “a massive boost to the whole of Scotland and the wider UK’s space sector.”

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A new paper by Professor Justin Bronk, published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), argues that NATO should not attempt to replace traditional military firepower with massed drones.

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The Romanian Air Force has concluded its four-month deployment in Lithuania as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission.

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The U.S. Navy’s fleet of F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft have logged more than 12 million cumulative flight hours.

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The U.S. Navy has completed a successful three-day nonstop flight of a solar-powered unmanned aerial system.

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A Ministry of Defence site in North Wales has become a regional repair centre for US Air Force aircraft components, aiming to cut costs and improve availability across Europe.

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The Ministry of Defence has launched a formal procurement process for Project Corvus, a next-generation uncrewed aerial system intended to replace the British Army’s Watchkeeper drones.

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