Saab has received a new order to conduct conceptual studies on future fighter systems between 2025 and 2027.

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that British surveillance operations over Gaza and Israel have ended following the agreement of a peace plan between Israel and Hamas.

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A United States Air Force C-32A carrying US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth made an emergency landing at RAF Mildenhall after a windscreen cracked.

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The new aircraft, scheduled for delivery between 2031 and 2034, will replace a portion of the German Air Force’s ageing Panavia Tornado fleet.

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Multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers were observed flying north of Los Roques, Venezuela, on Wednesday afternoon, as tensions between Washington and Caracas continued to build.

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British F-35B jets ‘defended’ HMS Prince of Wales against a dozen Indian Air Force aircraft, including eight Su-30MKI Flankers, four Jaguars, and an Il-78 Mainstay airborne early warning platform.

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An American A-10 has returned from deployment in the Middle East bearing two Shahed-type drone kill markings, suggesting that the aircraft has been directly involved in counter-UAS combat during recent operations under US Central Command.

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A Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint electronic surveillance aircraft has conducted a patrol circling the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.

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The British Army’s Watchkeeper uncrewed air system is now expected to remain in service until March 2027, with retirement originally planned to start in March this year.

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The event brought together fifth-generation F-22 Raptors and F-35A Lightning IIs alongside legacy aircraft such as the F-15C Eagle, F-15EX Eagle II, F-15E Strike Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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