The UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) that was released yesterday (June 2, 2025) pointed the direction of travel for the armed forces, though had little detail of the purchasing plans for equipment.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the service entry with the RAF of the StormShroud system during a visit to Leonardo’s Luton facility in Bedfordshire on May 2, 2025.
In the early 1990s, German reunification and the subsequent economic measures made it clear that the Luftwaffe would need to strengthen its structure, disband several units and close certain bases.
The Luftwaffe’s Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 73 (TaktLwG 73; Tactical Air Force Wing 73) ‘Steinhoff’ has rolled out special tail art on one of its EF-2000s to mark three milestones achieved by the unit and Germany’s wider Eurofighter force.
Five JAS 39C/D Gripen fighters assigned to the Swedish Air Force’s F 7 Skaraborgs Flygflottilj (Wing) at Såtenäs Air Base (AB) in Sweden deployed to Rostock-Laage AB, Germany, between April 19-26.
Fourth and fifth-generation fighter aircraft from nine NATO countries recently participated in a basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) exercise at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.