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THE HAGUE — The U.K. is to buy 12 dual-use fighter planes in a significant strengthening of its nuclear posture. Keir Starmer ...
The aircraft will add redundancy to NATO’s DCA mission but will not improve UK deterrence – and come at the cost of other ...
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Interesting Engineering on MSNUK to buy 12 nuclear-capable US jets as tactical warheads return to British soilThe UK will buy 12 F-35A jets, which can carry both conventional weapons and the B61-12 gravity bomb—a U.S. nuclear weapon ...
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Defense News on MSNUK F-35 buy paves way for a return to warplane-based nuclear deterrentA dozen jets of the A variant will bring dual-capable aircraft to the Royal Air Force, allowing Britain to partake in NATO's ...
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Air Force Technology on MSNNato Summit 2025: UK emphasise nuclear role in order for F-35AsThe UK government has announced its intention to purchase at least a dozen F-35A fighter jets at the Nato Summit.
The government is to swap out at least a dozen F-35B jets from its next order for F-35As, which carry American nuclear ...
European governments used the latest NATO summit to make clear that they are ready to step up their commitment to the transatlantic alliance and shoulder more of the collective defense responsibility ...
Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She ...
The stationing of these tactical weapons in Belarus, which shares a 673-mile border with Ukraine, enables Russian aircraft and missiles to target potential sites more efficiently.
The US is set to station nuclear weapons on British soil for the first time since 2008 amid a rise in global tensions ...
Under the alliance’s “nuclear sharing” program, the bombs would be delivered by allied aircraft (stealthy F-35s, except F-16s for Turkey). Only the U.S. could authorize nuclear release.
The stationing of these tactical weapons in Belarus, which shares a 673-mile border with Ukraine, enables Russian aircraft and missiles to target potential sites more efficiently.
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