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Why Russia’s Soviet-era A2/AD Strategy Doesn’t Work Against NATO Warplanes
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Middle East
UK, Qatar To Operate Joint Hawk T2 Training Unit
The United Kingdom has confirmed it is to establish a joint operating unit with Qatar for the BAE Systems Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft as part of a wider training program. The United Kingdom […]
Europe
NATO Allies Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Europe
NATO fighter jets intercepted six different groups of Russian military aircraft Monday, the alliance said. Jets from the alliance scrambled 10 times to shadow Russian bombers and fighters during “an unusual peak of flights” near […]
Europe
UK To Retire Eurofighter Typhoon, Puma Helo And C-130J Aircraft
The UK will retire its Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoons, Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports and Airbus Helicopters Puma HC2 rotorcraft by the middle of this decade, as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) targets a range […]
Air Platform
The UK Wants Turkish-styled Drones For Its Military
The UK’s military is expected to embark on a new armed drone programme in response to Azerbaijan’s controversial use of the technology in its victory over Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Defence officials believe that […]
Europe
The British MoD Committed On F-35, FCAS, New Frigates And Drones
WASHINGTON (GDC) — The UK’s new military modernization plan includes a proposed increase in the number of nuclear warheads, sets ambitious targets for new warships but is silent on the whether the country should buy more F-35s. […]
Air Platform
Eurofighter Typhoon Fires Storm Shadow Cruise Missile First Time
The Eurofighter Typhoon has launched an MBDA Storm Shadow for the first time on operations, with the announcement on 15 March that the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) had used the cruise missile against the […]
Europe
British MoD To Compensate For Damages Caused By RAF Typhoon’s Sonic Boom
Claims for damage to a household TV and roof tiles have been made after a sonic boom was caused by RAF Typhoons that were intercepting a private plane. The Typhoons “safely escorted” the civilian aircraft to Stansted […]
Air-Launched Weapons
BAE Systems Awarded £2.4 Billion Contract To Manufacture Munitions For British Military
BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract, worth £2.4bn, will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK. This new […]
Air Platform
British MoD Announced Armed Drone Concept For RAF
British MoD has initiated a project to develop an unmanned air vehicle known as a “loyal wingman” has received a boost with the announcement by the Ministry of Defence that a Spirit AeroSystems-led consortium is […]