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US pulls B-1 bombers from UK base after alleged Iran plot

All U.S. bombers based at RAF Fairford in England have been sent home, the Pentagon confirmed on Sunday. American officials said the decision followed security concerns over suspected terror plots against the base, which the U.S. had used as a…

Embraer, Anduril to arm C-390 transport with cruise missiles

Embraer and Anduril Industries announced on Monday at the Farnborough Airshow the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Anduril's pallet-launched Barracuda-500M stand-off cruise missile onto the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft. The agreement would mark the first time…

Sweden scrambles jets to intercept Russian aircraft twice in one day

Sweden scrambled two pairs of JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets on Friday to intercept Russian combat aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea near its borders, the Swedish military announced on Saturday. The interceptions came just one day after a parliamentary defense…

Germany and France abandon joint fighter jet program

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to end efforts to build a joint next-generation fighter jet, marking the collapse of the centerpiece of Europe's most ambitious defense program after years of industrial deadlock between Airbus…

Pakistan calls CBS report on Iranian jets at airbase ‘misleading’

Pakistan's Foreign Office on Tuesday dismissed a CBS News report alleging that Iran parked military aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase near Rawalpindi to shield them from potential American airstrikes, calling the claims "misleading and sensationalised" and warning they could undermine…

Pakistan let Iran park warplanes on its airfields

Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at its airfields during the US-Iran conflict, even as Islamabad positioned itself as the central diplomatic broker between Washington and Tehran, CBS News reported on Sunday, citing US officials with knowledge of…

US military confirms loss of KC-135 tanker over Persian Gulf

A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker vanished from radar over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday after broadcasting a 7700 emergency distress signal, raising alarm on the second day of Operation Project Freedom, the American military operation to guide commercial…