In a historic operational milestone for British defense aviation, the Royal Air Force (RAF) has officially brought the Protector RG Mk1 drone into service. With the induction, the drone has become the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Gene Sticco, national security expert and ex-Air Force nuclear protection specialist, has weighed in on the current state of global conflict and where we might want to avoid in the outbreak ...

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LONDON–The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun seeking out the next iteration of low-cost autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP) following the introduction of its StormShroud system earlier this year ...

The Joint Aviation Command (JAC) has officially welcomed the Jupiter HC2 into service, marking a significant milestone in modernising the UK’s rotary wing capability. The first Jupiter HC2 has begun f ...

The Royal Air Force’s first E-7A Wedgetail, designated Wedgetail AEW1, has now been painted in full military colors, although the fin flash appears to have been applied backward. Less than a month ...

LONDON–Red air aggressor service provider Draken Europe has been awarded a new UK contract to provide operational training for the Royal Air Force and Navy. Under the three-year, £173 million ($215.2 ...

The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) have already received 35 of its planned 48 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II – the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant – Trache 1 ...

The UK has signed the Agreement on Defence Export Controls which will make it easier to grant export licences with France, Germany and Spain.

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base touched down in the UK on Feb. 11, 2025 to kick off the Bomber Task Force 25-2 deployment. Created in 2018, the Bomber Task Force ...

A faint aurora and the Earth’s atmospheric glow crown this night time photograph of Northern Europe, as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above. NASA Photo The United Kingdom is ...

FILE - A British Royal Airforce Voyager aircraft carrying members of the British armed forces 16 Air Assault Brigade arrives at Brize Norton, England, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant ...