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Wallace: ‘Malfunction’ led Russian fighter jet to release missile near UK plane

The Defence Secretary has revealed that a Russian fighter jet recently “released a missile” in the vicinity of an RAF aircraft over the Black Sea. Ben Wallace told the Commons the incident occurred in “international airspace over the Black Sea” on ...

20 Oct 2022 at 18:31

Sunak leads minute’s silence marking Ukraine’s resistance to Putin’s invasion

A year of Ukraine’s extraordinary resistance to Vladimir Putin’s all-out assault that has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions more displaced has been marked with a minute’s silence. Rishi Sunak was joined outside No 10 by wife Akshata ...

24 Feb 2023 at 17:05

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US says Chinese fighter jet could have caused air collision

The US military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force plane over the South China Sea, forcing the American pilot to manoeuvre to avoid a collision. US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the incident ...

30 Dec 2022 at 09:57

Johnson clashes with No 10 over Ukraine fighter jets

Boris Johnson has piled pressure on Western leaders to supply fighter jets to Ukraine, setting up a clash with Rishi Sunak. The UK said it is not practical to provide sophisticated planes used by the RAF, such as Typhoons and F-35s, and ...

01 Feb 2023 at 17:16

Zelensky tours Europe after pushing UK for fighter jets

Volodymyr Zelensky is touring Europe after calling for fighter jets in the UK to help his country’s struggle against Russia’s invasion. The Ukrainian President will join an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday to continue his push for ...

09 Feb 2023 at 07:09

PM and G7 leaders pledge ‘unwavering’ support as Ukraine invasion marked

Rishi Sunak and his fellow world leaders have pledged to stand with Ukraine for as long as needed, after a year of war that has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions more displaced. Earlier, the Prime Minister led the UK in ...

24 Feb 2023 at 18:27

Sunak resists Johnson’s call to supply RAF warplanes to Ukraine

Rishi Sunak continues to resist calls by former prime minister Boris Johnson to supply fighter jets to Ukraine. Mr Johnson has used a US tour to push for the West to step up military assistance for Kyiv, dismissing arguments ...

03 Feb 2023 at 00:56

UK willing to supply jets to allies so they can send fighter planes to Ukraine

Britain is prepared to supply fighter jets to eastern European allies to enable them to release their Soviet-era planes to Ukraine, the Defence Secretary has said. Ben Wallace said backfilling allies with the UK’s jets to ...

24 Feb 2023 at 10:27

Next-gen fighter jet programme with Japan and Italy gets £650 million boost

Britain’s programme to develop next-generation fighter jets with Japan and Italy has received a £656 million funding boost. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday announced the latest tranche of funding to propel the ...

14 Apr 2023 at 12:50

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Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining nine of 13 promised warplanes

Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets it promised to Ukraine, the Slovak Defence Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the warplanes were transported overland for ...

17 Apr 2023 at 10:53

No 10 holding talks with allies as UK recognises need for approval to send jets

Providing Ukraine with Royal Air Force jets would require agreement with international allies, Downing Street has confirmed. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “In terms of permissions for the two ...

09 Feb 2023 at 15:23

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China sends warplanes and navy ships towards Taiwan in show of force

China sent navy ships and a large group of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, towards Taiwan over two days, the island’s defence ministry said on Wednesday The show of force came ahead of ...

12 Jul 2023 at 09:42

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