The Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system will be installed on the 14 new extended-range Chinooks which will replace the Royal Air Force’s 14 oldest Chinooks. Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to equip the newest Chinook helicopters of the Royal...
The flight consisted of two B-52Hs, two RAF Typhoon FGR4s and one Voyager aerial refueling aircraft. The bombers are involved in their first deployment in the Middle East since 2019, launched to deter Iran and its proxies. The conflict in the...
Defence Secretary John Healey announced in Parliament that several ‘outdated’ capabilities will be withdrawn from service to address a defence budget ‘black hole’ The entire British Army Watchkeeper UAV fleet will be axed from service, alongside the Royal Air Force’s Puma...
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...
