Royal Air Force

2 Eurofighter jets land in Ankara amid purchase talks

Two Eurofighter jets belonging to the U.K.'s Royal Air Force on Dec. 18 landed at a base in Ankara for inspection by Turkish authorities.

The aircraft touched down at Mürted Air Base, located approximately 35 kilometers north of the Turkish capital, coinciding with Türkiye's ongoing talks to acquire Eurofighter aircraft from Germany.

Hezbollah launches about 50 rockets at Israel – intercepted by the Iron Dome

Hezbollah announced early Sunday morning that it launched about 50 rockets from southern Lebanon at Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza and in retaliation for recent Israeli attacks in the southern part of the country.

According to initial reports, the rockets were intercepted in the sky by Israel’s air defense system, the Iron Dome.

Red Arrows aerobatic team to perform in Paleo Faliro on May 18

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, known as the Red Arrows, is scheduled to perform a display at noon on Saturday, May 18, over Flisvos Marina in Paleo Faliro, along the Athens coast.

Additionally, the British aerobatic squad will showcase their skills during a show on May 21 at Souda Bay, Crete, as part of commemorations marking the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Crete.

US Plans Nuclear Weapons Deployment to UK Amid Russian Threat

The United States is set to deploy nuclear weapons to the United Kingdom for the first time in 15 years, responding to an escalating threat from Russia, as per a Pentagon report disclosed by the Daily Telegraph. The proposal outlines the placement of warheads, three times more potent than the Hiroshima bomb, at the Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base in Suffolk.

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