Test pilot Peter Weger makes his maiden flight in the Eurofighter Typhoon on 27 March 1994. (Photo: Eurofighter) The first Eurofighter development aircraft, DA1, performed its maiden flight on March 27, 1994 in Manching, Germany. The Eurofighter Typhoon celebrates today the...
The F-35B ZM151 with the modex 809 and the 809 Naval Air Squadron’s emblem on the tail. (Photo: Royal Navy) The Fleet Air Arm unit will be jointly operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, similarly to the other...
A Spanish Eurofighter landing at the end of a mission (All images credit: Moshi Anahory) Let’s have a closer look at the latest TLP course at Albacete Air Base, Spain. The latest iteration of the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme, TLP 23-4,...
The first RG1 Protector (PR009) took off from RAF Waddington (Photo: Royal Air Force) RG Mk1 Protector flew for the first time in British skies over Lincolnshire recently. On Nov.17, 2023 the Royal Air Force announced that its RG Mk1 Protector...
Two T-346 taxi at Decimomannu air base before departing for a training mission. (Photo: Aeronautica Militare) The two pilots are the first of twelve that will undergo Lead In Fighter Training at Decimomannu air base. The first two Royal Air Force...
A British F-35B escorts an Il-38. (Image credit: UK Carrier Strike Group) The F-35Bs launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth and escorted a Russian Il-38 flying close to the UK Carrier Strike Group. A Russian Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft came within proximity...
A file photo of the RAF RC-135W ZZ664 involved in the incident. (Photo: Crown Copyright) Intercepted communications show that one of the Russian pilots shot two missiles at RAF RC-135 after he thought he was ordered to fire, while his wingman...
A composite image showing an RAF Rivet Joint and a Russian Su-27 over a Flightradar24 track (Image The Aviationist) Leaked Pentagon documents provide a different account of the incident over the Black Sea. As we reported in detail last year, in...