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May- 2024 -

7 May

Air

Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1 Operators Graduate

UK Royal Air Force personnel have graduated as crewmen of the Protector RG Mk1 unmanned aircraft system for completing an introductory course.

6 May

Air

Pilot wearing Striker II helmet. Photo: UK Royal Air Force

Rojoef Manuel

Leonardo to Maintain British Military’s Flight Mission Data Toolkits

UK Defence Equipment & Support has awarded Leonardo a contract to maintain flight mission data toolkits for British military pilots.

Apr- 2024 -

26 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

QinetiQ Demos UK’s First Crewed-Uncrewed Aircraft Teaming

Defense technology company QinetiQ has trialed the UK’s first manned-unmanned aircraft teaming.

23 April

Commentary

Grenadier Guardsman from British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) take part in a joint exercise (Ex Cape Bayonet) at Port San Carlos, Falkland Islands

William Morris

No, Conscription Will Not Fix Britain’s Army Crisis

British policymakers are awakening to the need for rapid military expansion but universal conscription should be ruled out as solution.

16 April

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Local Industry Supplies Steel for Construction of UK Wedgetail Facility

The UK has received 612 tons of steel from local industry partners to support the ongoing construction of E-7 Wedgetail facilities in Scotland.

3 April

War

Image of humanitarian aid, seen here being airdropped over Gaza from a RAF A400M aircraft today (25/03/2024). The Royal Air Force airdropped over 10 tonnes of food supplies into Gaza for the first time on Monday, as part of international efforts to provide life-saving assistance to civilians. The aid, which consists of water, rice, cooking oil, flour, tinned goods and baby formula, will support the people of Gaza. The Defence Secretary authorised the airdrop following an assessed reduction in threat to the military mission and risk to civilians. An RAF A400M flew from Amman, Jordan to airdrop this aid along the northern coastline of Gaza, as part of the Jordanian-led international aid mission. UK personnel worked closely with the Royal Jordanian Air Force to plan and conduct this mission.

Rojoef Manuel

UK, Netherlands Airdrop Humanitarian Aid for Gaza

The British and Dutch governments have deployed their air forces to the Middle East to supply humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.

Mar- 2024 -

15 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Says Jet Carrying Defense Minister Hit by Electronic Attack Near Russia

A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the UK defense minister had its signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory this week.

11 March

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK ‘No Credible Plan’ to Deliver Desired Military Capabilities: Report

The UK Ministry of Defence does not have a credible plan to fund an ambitious 10-year defense spending initiative to deliver desired military capabilities.

7 March

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

UK Drone Test Squadron Flagged for Failing to Conduct Single Test Since 2020

A British lawmaker flagged a Royal Air Force squadron tasked with experimenting with uncrewed aircraft for failing to conduct a single test since its creation in 2020.

7 March

Land