United Kingdom (UK)
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian Tu-142s
Royal Air Force-operated Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, on November 28 to intercept two Russian Navy Tupolev Tu-142s operating over the North Sea near UK airspace
Hendon's Lancaster - 137 combat sortie veteran
Avro Lancaster ‘S-for-Sugar’ carried out an incredible 137 combat sorties during World War Two and proudly thumbed its nose at Hermann Göring. Andrew Simpson and Nigel Price profile this Bomber Command veteran...
NATO nations team up to develop next-gen rotorcraft capability
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the UK signed a letter of intent on November 19 to design, develop and deliver a new medium-lift multi-role helicopter under a multinational initiative
Meggitt secures RAF Typhoon radome contract
UK-based aerospace, defence and energy specialist, Meggitt, announced on November 10 that it has won a £4.2m contract to develop and deliver a new radome for the UK’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet
GLORY DAYS: Star Attractions
Besides operational types, the USAAF flew various British-built ancillary aircraft during
World War Two...
RAF kicks off Exercise Crimson Warrior
The Royal Air Force (RAF) announced on October 20 that Exercise Crimson Warrior - the air arm's largest military exercise in over a decade - had begun
UK offers to base Qatari Hawks at RAF station
British and Qatari defence ministers signed a statement of intent on October 14 to base the Qatar Emiri Air Force's (QEAF's) future BAE Systems Hawk fleet in the UK
Pilot Report: North American NA-64 Yale
The NA-64 Yale is a close relative of the more famous Harvard...
Leonardo, RAF demonstrate drone swarming capability
Leonardo announced on October 7 that it had successfully conducted a live trial of a ‘drone swarming’ capability with the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) at the end of July
Bangladesh takes delivery of third ex-RAF C-130J
Delivery of the third ex-Royal Air Force (RAF) Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules C5 to the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) was completed on September 17, when it arrived at Bangabandhu air base in Bangladesh