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Concept 2 sub-scale model on display at the World Defense Show

This Is BAE Systems’ Reworked, Stealthier Uncrewed Combat Aircraft Concept

By Oliver Parken / Updated Feb 6, 2024

F-35 SPEAR METEOR

F-35 To Get Meteor, SPEAR 3 Missiles “By End Of Decade”

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jan 22, 2024

As part of a £2.35 billion investment into upgrading Typhoon, a European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mark 2 Radar developed by Leonardo UK features a unique multi-functional array (MFA) which will allow Typhoon to simultaneously detect, identify, and track multiple targets in the air and on the ground plus perform electronic warfare tasks.

British Eurofighter Finally Gets Advanced Swashplate AESA Radar

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jan 17, 2024

Jackdaw

Britain’s New Jackdaw Combat Drone Aims To Be “Disposable”

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 12, 2023

RAF E-7 Wedgetail

UK’s E-7 Radar Jet Deal Slammed As “Absolute Folly” In New Report

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jul 17, 2023

F-35 Highway Operations RAF

British F-35Bs To Bring Vertical Landing Abilities To Highways

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jul 13, 2023

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft will be heading to Germany to support the flow of aid to Ukraine.

Australian E-7 Radar Jet Will Watch Over Ukraine Aid Shipments

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 10, 2023

C-130J flypast over Britain

Britain Bids Farewell to C-130 Hercules With Spectacular Flypast

By Oliver Parken / Updated Jun 14, 2023

RC135 Moldova Ukraine

RC-135 Surveillance Jet Flies Unprecedented Mission Over Moldova

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 1, 2023

Su-27 Flanker

Malfunctioning Russian Missile May Have Saved RC-135 Spy Plane

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Apr 13, 2023

RAF T2 Hawks

U.K. Commits To Training Ukrainian Fighter Pilots, Many Questions Remain

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 8, 2023

Air Gunnery on rails training WWI

WWI Aircrews Trained In These Moving Cockpits On Rails To Learn Aerial Gunnery

By Oliver Parken / Updated Jan 6, 2023

RAF Typhoon Firing ASRAAM Missile

British Fighters Launch Record Number Of ASRAAM Dogfight Missiles

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 24, 2022

Su-27 Flanker

Russian Su-27 Released Missile During Intercept Of British RC-135 Spy Plane

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 20, 2022

RAF E-3 sentry being converted into Navy E-6 mercury

Navy Turning British Surplus E-3 Sentry Into E-6B Doomsday Plane Trainer

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 5, 2022

HARRIER_GR9_HUNTER

The Truth About The Harrier’s Unique ‘VIFF-ing’ Dogfight Maneuver

By Commander Paul Tremelling RN (Rtd) / Updated Sep 28, 2022