“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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A second ASTER B1 New Technology (B1NT) missile was successfully test-fired this week at the DGA missile range in Biscarrosse.

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QinetiQ has completed an accelerated test and evaluation campaign, enabling the Ministry of Defence to press ahead with the deployment of six Airbus H145 D3 aircraft to support British forces in Brunei and Cyprus.

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L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a $300m contract for two electronic warfare aircraft for Italy, marking the first foreign sale of the EA-37B platform approved by the U.S. government.

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the successful trial of high-altitude balloons capable of conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions from the stratosphere.

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The programme, which includes France, Italy and the United Kingdom, aims to produce nearly 1,000 ASTER missiles to replenish and enhance European air defence stockpiles.

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UK seeks industry input on next phase of its ACP programme, aiming to develop uncrewed systems to operate with 4th, 5th & 6th-gen jets — and from Royal Navy carriers.

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Royal Air Force Typhoons have been scrambled more than 20 times in support of NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing efforts under Operation Chessman, a major British contribution to defending allied airspace on Europe’s eastern flank.

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