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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“With each successive flight, the X-37B has demonstrated adaptability and flexibility by hosting diverse experiments and pioneering new orbital regimes,” said Michelle Parker, vice president of Boeing Space Mission Systems.

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At Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania, the roar of fighter jets is part of daily life and part of NATO’s ongoing commitment to Baltic security, according to NATO.

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The Ministry of Defence has disclosed that the monthly cost to relocate eligible Afghans under the now-closed Afghanistan Response Route is £457,833.33.

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