Royal Air Force

UK awards MBDA £400 million contract for new Brimstone missiles

The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million contract for production of Brimstone air-to-surface missiles that will extend its service life beyond 2030

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RAF Red Arrows jet crashes near Wales base

A British military Hawk jet used by the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team with two people on board crashed at a base in Wales

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UK announces deployment of additional Chinook helicopters to Mali ahead of Macron visit

The UK will send three additional Chinook helicopters to Mali for French counter-terrorism operations, the UK government said

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Boeing wins $1.2 billion contract to produce 10 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the US and UK

Boeing has been awarded a $1.2 billion contract to produce 10 P-8A Poseidon aircraft – seven for the U.S. Navy and three for the U.K.

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New UK-based RAF Typhoon squadron will temporarily integrate Qatari personnel

The U.K. is to create a new Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon squadron that will temporarily integrate personnel from Qatar

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Eurofighter Typhoon successfully completes Brimstone missile live firing trials

A series of live firings of the Brimstone precision air-to-surface strike missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon were completed successfully, BAE Systems said

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