NATO has confirmed that it intercepted three Russian MIG-31s codenamed FOXHOUND, which entered Estonian airspace today in a clear escalation of tensions in the region. Russia has been testing western military alliances reactions recently with drone incursion into Polish airspace and this latest breach has been descried as “reckless” by [read more]
The UK Government has said it will purchase 12 Lockheed Martin F35A fighter bombers which will be able to carry nuclear weapons as part of NATOs Dual Capable Aircraft (DCA) nuclear mission. This will be the the first time that the UK’s has had an airborne nuclear delivery option since [read more]
The NATO Support and Procurement agency (NSPA) has placed an order for two Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft which will bring its total to 12 of the type. The order and delivery of the aircraft to the multinational fleet (MMF) is timed to coincide with Denmark and Sweden’s [read more]
The Kingdom of Belgium has placed an order for 15 Airbus H145M helicopters for its Army and two additional H145s for its Federal Police through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. The deal also includes options for a further three helicopters for the Federal Police. “We are proud that Belgium [read more]
Airbus Defence and Northrop Grumman will, along with seven other industry companies, work together to develop the future of NATO’s surveillance and control systems. Under the partnership of Atlantic Strategic Partnership for Advanced All-domain Resilient Operations (ASPAARO) the companies, including BAE Systems in the UK, will perform assessments of fully [read more]
Russian Air Superiority over Ukraine has been dealt a blow today after Poland announced it was transferring all of its 28 MIG29 (NATO codename Fulcrum) fighter jets to the United States, who will donate them to Ukraine, free of charge. The move is a major boost to the defence of [read more]
Typhoon jets from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland have been conducting various operations and training exercises in Romania as part of NATO’s air policing mission. The four RAF Typhoons arrived in Romania in April to take part in the NATO enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission this summer. They are based out [read more]
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