United Kingdom UK awards Inzpire contract to train Ukrainian Air Force in NATO tactics UK awards Inzpire contract to train Ukrainian Air Force in NATO tactics Inzpire 14 Aug 2026 Putin warns Russia could seize British ships amid ‘shadow fleet’ crackdown Putin warns Russia could seize British ships amid ‘shadow fleet’ crackdown Defence 13 Aug 2026 British Army trials ARX Robotics’ GEREON UGVs in US-led Project Convergence drill British Army trials ARX Robotics’ GEREON UGVs in US-led Project Convergence drill GEREON 12 Aug 2026 RAF Typhoons scrambled 49 times during NATO Air Policing mission in Romania RAF Typhoons scrambled 49 times during NATO Air Policing mission in Romania Royal Air Force (RAF) 7 Aug 2026 Tempest demonstrator in final assembly ahead of planned first flight in 2027 Tempest demonstrator in final assembly ahead of planned first flight in 2027 Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) 5 Aug 2026 First UK-built Britten-Norman Islander rollout strengthens UK aircraft manufacturing First UK-built Britten-Norman Islander rollout strengthens UK aircraft manufacturing Britten-Norman 3 Aug 2026 UK shares Stone Cloak drone technology with Ukraine under new defence partnership UK shares Stone Cloak drone technology with Ukraine under new defence partnership Drones 28 Jul 2026 UK and Embraer sign aerospace innovation and supply chain agreement UK and Embraer sign aerospace innovation and supply chain agreement Farnborough International Airshow 23 Jul 2026 UK unveils major 2027 home defence exercise to test hybrid attack response UK unveils major 2027 home defence exercise to test hybrid attack response British Armed Forces 15 Jul 2026 UK awards £3.16m contracts for low-cost drone interceptor programme UK awards £3.16m contracts for low-cost drone interceptor programme Cambridge Aerospace 13 Jul 2026 UK commits £5.4 billion to modernise all 107 RAF Typhoon fighters UK commits £5.4 billion to modernise all 107 RAF Typhoon fighters Eurofighter Typhoon 10 Jul 2026 UK and Netherlands sign £2.4bn deal for new NATO amphibious ships UK and Netherlands sign £2.4bn deal for new NATO amphibious ships Amphibious ships 8 Jul 2026 RAF Poseidon completes first UK North Pole mission during NATO High North training RAF Poseidon completes first UK North Pole mission during NATO High North training Boeing P-8 Poseidon 8 Jul 2026 IISS report warns Russian-linked drones may be surveying British airbases IISS report warns Russian-linked drones may be surveying British airbases Drones 7 Jul 2026 BAE Systems offers a sneak peek into near-complete GCAP Tempest demonstrator BAE Systems offers a sneak peek into near-complete GCAP Tempest demonstrator 6th-generation fighter 3 Jul 2026
