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  • Laser drone buster

    A HIGH˜ENERGY laser weapon fitted to an armoured vehicle has destroyed flying drones in the latest UK tests of direct energy weapons.

  • Typhoons in Pole position

    TYPHOONS ARE set to guard Polish skies in 2025 to face down the threat from Russia as Nato ramps up air defences in the Eastern European country with more than 1,000 anti-air missiles and 100 launchers, Defence chiefs have confirmed.

  • Ice queen pushes on

    THERE WERE further international skeleton milestones for Flt Lt Nicole Burger as she blazes a trail across Europe with top-20 finishes and top-five-fastest push times.

  • Italian job tests NATO

    FAST JET engineers could be called in to Service fighters from across the Nato alliance to improve frontline capability.

  • Duo's American dream

    IT WAS Viva Las Vegas for RAF Mustangs stars Cpl Curtis Calhoun and Sgt Ben Harris as they played in a Gridiron invitational game for the Sealand Seahawks.

  • Forces housing revamp

    HUNDREDS of new homes are set to be given the green light at an RAF station after a deal was struck to bring Service housing back into public ownership.

  • Aid pledge to Ukraine

    BRITAIN IS to send £225m in military aid to Ukraine to bolster its defences ahead of the start of the New Year.