Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets based at RAF Coningsby have exercised with visiting US B-52 bombers for the second time this year. The RAF aircraft carried out a practice intercept, giving both the RAF and USAF aircrew the opportunity to exercise with each other. Air Officer Commanding 11 Group, Air Vice-Marshal ...
The EDA hosted a PESCO workshop to improve radio technology for European militaries. The third PESCO workshop formed part of European Defence Agency (EDA) plans to develop common radio technology across the European military. The workshop aims to improve interoperability between member states involved in the project – France, Finland, Italy, ...
The European Defence Agency (EDA) hosted an air-to-air refuelling conference alongside NATO to discuss future challenges and technologies. The EDA and NATO held the Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) conference following a European event held last year. The event was opened by the Dutch Minister of Defence Ank Bijleveld and was attended by ...
The Defence Secretary has met with NATO counterparts in Brussels to discuss how the alliance can tackle evolving security challenges. Ben Wallace travelled to NATO HQ to discuss emerging technologies and non-conventional warfighting with fellow defence ministers, and agreed plans to ensure that NATO forces are ready to respond at short ...