Earlier this year the UK opted to order US origin F-35 stealth fighters instead of investing in its own aerospace sector.

Sam Kiley joins the Ukrainian infantry near Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine, as they bed down in a mud dugout for a night of lethal drone attacks against their Russian enemy – just a few kilometres awa

The latest incident comes as tensions rise again over the Ukraine war and US sanctions on Russia’s oil industry, with Moscow warning of a “staggering” response if Kyiv is given Tomahawk missiles.

Russia has dismissed accusations by NATO member Lithuania that its aircraft violated its airspace. Lithuania said that at around 6 p.m. Thursday, a Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet and an Ilyushin Il-78 refueling tanker flew around 700 meters into its airspace from Russia's neighboring Kaliningrad region for 18 seconds before turning back.

Washington booted Ankara out of its F-35 fighter programme in 2019 over its purchase of an S-400 Russian surface-to-air missile defence system

TWO Russian military aircraft violated Nato’s airspace in Lithuania – forcing the alliance to scramble fighter jets. Lithuania’s military said a Russian  Su-30 fighter and Il-78

Two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace on Thursday, October 23, escalating tensions in the Baltic region as Spanish fighter jets scramble.

Fighter jets from the UK will join Nato allies in defending Polish airspace after last week's incursion of Russian drones, the defence secretary has confirmed. RAF Typhoon jets will fly air defence missions over Poland as part of the military alliance's mission to bolster the eastern flank.