1 hour ago Britain to purchase 12 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons

The jets, a variant of the F35Bs the UK already uses, can carry conventional weapons, but can also be equipped with nuclear bombs

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8 h. ago Britain to expand nuclear deterrent fleet of new fighter jets

The jets, a variant of the F35Bs the UK already uses, can carry conventional weapons, but can also be equipped with nuclear bombs.

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9 h. ago Britain is buying 12 fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs, Sir Keir Starmer will announce

Britain is to buy 12 fighter jets capable of dropping nuclear bombs, Keir Starmer will announce tomorrow.

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10 h. ago UK to buy new fighter jets for RAF’s first nuclear role since Cold War

Ministers hailed the announcement as the ‘biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation’

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45 h. ago Iran and Israel launch intense wave of attacks as Trump talks of regime change

Attacks on both sides ramp up as US president questions if regime change in Tehran could ‘make Iran great again’Live coverage: region braces for Iranian response to US strikesUS-Iran crisis: what we know so farIran and Israel have launched intense waves of attacks and missile strikes after Donald Trump raised the prospect of regime change in Tehran, further provoking a situation that was drastically inflamed by US strikes on nuclear sites over the weekend.Israel’s military said on Monday it was attacking around Iran’s western city of Kermanshah. It said 15 fighter jets had struck missile launchers and storage sites close to the border with Iraq. One of its drones was downed during an operation, it said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'I was on TUI plane when fighter jets were scrambled over device on board'

Cheryl Sainsbury was travelling to Lanzarote with her friends when the captain said they would need to land due to reports of a 'device' on board - and fighter jets were deployed

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4 d. ago They took a holiday selfie on the plane, then the captain told them there was a 'device' on board and fighter jets were scrambled

Cheryl Sainsbury, from Pontypridd, said that cabin crew were searching the plane for a rucksack before their flight was escorted to Lanzarote by fighter jets following a bomb scare on a TUI flight from Cardiff to Lanzarote

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4 d. ago TUI flight escorted by fighter jets in major response after 'bomb threat' note found in toilet

The TUI flight from Cardiff to Lanzarote was escorted by fighter jets after a note was found

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4 d. ago TUI flight from Cardiff Airport escorted by fighter jets after 'bomb threat note' found in toilet

Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the plane travelling from Cardiff to the Canary Islands after the bomb threat, before it made an emergency landing

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5 d. ago Fighter jets deployed in Portugal after commercial plane declares 'bomb threat'

The plane landed at Lanzarote Airport after receiving help from the Portuguese Air Force.

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5 d. ago Passenger plane declares 'bomb threat' as Portuguese Air Force alerts fighter jets

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5 d. ago Portuguese Air Force scrambles fighter jets as passenger plane declares 'bomb threat'

A plane was diverted to Faro Airport after officials detected a bomb threat this morning - Portuguese Air Force jet were deployed to assist the flight

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7 d. ago ‘Incredibly dangerous moment’ as Israel hits Tehran 'centrifuge' site and Trump weighs US strikes on Iran

Israel says more than 50 fighter jets took part in morning air strikes

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7 d. ago Israel hits 'centrifuge site' in Tehran as Trump weighs launching US strikes on Iran

Israel says more than 50 fighter jets took part in morning air strikes

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7 d. ago US poised to join Iran war: America amasses armada of warships and fleets of fighter jets in the Middle East as Trump warns Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei 'we know where you're hiding'

At least 224 people have been killed in Iran since Israel began its bombing campaign last week in an attempt to stop the regime from producing a nuclear weapon.

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7 d. ago Airbus says dispute with Dassault is threatening fighter jet project

Pan-European group says politicians may need to resolve impasse over governance of Europe’s biggest defence project

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9 d. ago WW3 fears rise as UK on high alert for attacks on British soil as RAF head to Middle East

The Prime Minister told how RAF fighter jets and other military aircraft are being moved to the Middle East as UK security chiefs are on high alert about attacks on British soil

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1 week ago British fighter jet pilot 'declares emergency' as RAF scrambles to Middle East

The RAF pilot had been making its way across India when it had to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, with airport authorities now investigating

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1 week ago RAF fighter jets to be scrambled to Middle East after Iran missiles

The UK already has jets in the region as part of its Operation Shader contribution but more military assets, described by Keir Starmer as 'contingency support', are being deployed.

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1 week ago UK fighter jets to be scrambled to Middle East says PM, as WW3 fears rise

Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed the deployment of fighter jets as he urged Israel and Iran to de-escalate and pull back from the brink of all-out war which spark a global conflict

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