A biennial multinational air exercise, involving around 100 aircraft, is taking place from July 20 to August 7, following the inaugural Southern Cross drills. These exercises, coupled with a new trilateral logistics arrangement, underscore northern Australia's growing importance as a strategic rear area for allied air power.
Keir Starmer's £298bn defence investment plan faces criticism for a £4.7bn funding gap, leaving the next prime minister, Andy Burnham, to find the extra funds. The plan prioritizes drones, fighter jets, and nuclear weapons, with spending rising to 2.7% of GDP by 2030.
波蘭於22日接收首批3架美製F-35A匿蹤戰機，象徵北約東翼首次部署第五代戰機，並逐步取代蘇聯時代舊式戰機，提升空戰能力以應對潛在衝突。
Польша получила первые три из 32 заказанных истребителей F-35A Husarz. Самолеты, собранные в США (Техас), прибыли на авиабазу в Ласке 22 мая. Будущие поставки будут осуществляться с заводов в США и Италии.
Un caccia stealth F-35A dell'USAF pattuglia le acque dello stretto di Hormuz, come annunciato dal Comando centrale americano (Centcom) con una foto.
Un caccia stealth F-35A dell'US Centcom pattuglia lo Stretto di Hormuz, capace di trasportare fino a 18.000 libbre di armamenti a velocità supersoniche.
