UK PM Greenlights New Multi-Billion Pound 6th-Gen Jet Developed With Japan & Italy
The new British government supports the continued development of 6th-generation fighters as a defense priority.
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New Laser-Based Countermeasure for RAF Defeats Multiple Missiles at Once in Live-Fire Test
A Shadow R1, the older variant of the second confirmed aircraft type to receive the new self-protection system. (Image credit: Royal Air Force) MANPADS and short-range IR guided air defence ...
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First phase of upgrades at RAF Lakenheath for USAF F-35s completed
DIO awarded the contract for the upgrade works to a joint venture of Kier and VolkerFitzpatrick, collectively known as KVF35, ...
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First Wedgetail AEW1 Receives Royal Air Force Paint Scheme
A sheathed dagger, as featured on 8 Squadron's crest, features prominently on the new aircraft's tail fin in an increasingly ...
Part of rare WWII aircraft found in the sea after 70 years to go on display at RAF Museum soon
Plans are underway at the Cosford Royal Air Force Museum for the wing section of an iconic Second World War Dornier Do 17 to ...
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New UK air defense laser engages multiple missiles at once
The MoD statement said, “100% of threats were quickly defeated using a laser with pinpoint accuracy, which has been designed ...
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A Royal Navy F-35 Just Landed on a Japanese 'Aircraft Carrier'
A Royal Navy F-35 Just Landed on a Japanese 'Aircraft Carrier' A Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35B has successfully landed on the Japanese flattop JS Kaga for the first time, marking another step in ...
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RAF's first Wedgetail reveals new colours at Southend Airport
The Royal Air Force’s first Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft - Wedgetail WT001 - has received its new RAF paint scheme, rolling out of the hangar at Southend Airport earlier this ...
Veteran aged 103 to mark Remembrance Day
A 103-year-old military man will join other veterans across the UK in commemorating Remembrance Day. Jack Waterfield will ...
London Evening Standard24d
RAF Typhoon fighters scrambled as Heathrow-bound flight latest target of bomb threats
The Royal Air Force scrambled RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft on Thursday ... An Air India plane from New Delhi to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing in Canada ...