NATO Selects Saab GlobalEye to Replace E-3 AWACS Fleet
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that a number of allies decided to procure up to ten Saab GlobalEye aircraft to replace the aging E-3 AWACS fleet. After months of…
Russian Tu-142 Drops Sonobuoys Near HMS Prince of Wales in ‘Unprofessional’ Act
A Russian Tu-142 Bear-F maritime patrol aircraft flew close to the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in the Norwegian Sea, dropping multiple sonobuoys while failing to respond to radio…
The UK’s £298B Defence Investment Plan At A Glance: 6th Generation Force Design or Creative Accounting?
The long awaited Defence Investment Plan has finally been published for public viewing and it seemingly generates more questions for UK Defence than it answers. In one of his last…
GCAP Fighter Project Advances with £4.6 Billion Contract Award to Edgewing
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) sixth-generation fighter project is advancing to its next development stage with a new boost of funding by partners Italy, Japan, and the UK, running…
Royal Navy Trials First At-Sea Strike Drone Launch
A Nyan One Way Effector (OWE) was launched from the experimental testbed vessel XV Patrick Blackett while the ship was underway off the south coast of England. The trial, which…
New Report Blames Russia’s Shadow Fleet for Europe Drone Incursions
A report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) assesses that it is ‘highly likely’ many of recent drone incidents throughout Europe were ordered by Moscow as part of…
