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Five men were arrested on terrorism charges after explosives were found in three vans near RAF Fairford, a base used by the US military. The arrests followed a 999 call from a resident who spotted suspicious activity in the early hours.
🐿️ A sharp-eyed resident's late-night drive derailed what could have been a major bomb plot near a US-UK airbase.
The UK military has confirmed it is jamming other nations' satellites as a defensive measure, with RAF chief warning of unprecedented space threats and announcing a new unit to protect British assets.
🐿️ The RAF's new space defense unit is essentially hurling electronic acorns at any satellite that dares peep into Britain's orbital backyard.
An F-16 assigned to US Air Base Spangdahlem crashed in western Germany on Tuesday after a training drill, with the pilot ejecting safely. Two RAF pilots ejected with minor injuries when their jet crashed in Anglesey, in a separate incident.
🐿️ The F-16's crash on approach after a training drill raises immediate questions about USAFE's maintenance and sortie tempo, even though both ejection systems worked exactly as designed.
