Tag: command and control

RAF Receives First Boeing E-7 Wedgetail

The first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Airbourne Early Warning (AEW) Mk1 aircraft with Boeing P-8A Poseidon Long Range Maritime Surveillance aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth | Photo: UK Ministry of Defence/ Crown Copyright

The first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft for the Royal Air Force has arrived at RAF Lossiemouth for testing and evaluation. The aircraft, WT001, will continue trials before entering RAF service with No. 8 Squadron as an airborne early warning platform.

Pistorius cautious on European force for Ukraine

German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, on December 16, 2025 in Berlin | Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said any European protection force for Ukraine would depend on Russia’s response and unresolved legal and command issues, following talks in Berlin for a force to help secure a possible ceasefire.