The squadron immortalised by the Dambusters raid of World War II has been reformed to fly the UK’s new F-35 fighter jets, the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. Mr Williamson announced the new 617 Squadron after an event in Washington DC to mark the centenary of the RAF. The naming of the ...
The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has cut the first turf on a £132m facility for the UK’s new fleet of submarine hunting Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) at RAF Lossiemouth. The site will be the future home to the country’s nine-strong, new P-8A Poseidon MPA fleet. The aircraft’s role will be ...
The Czech Air Force has successfully completed the MS20 capability upgrade to its fleet of Gripen fighter aircraft, greatly increasing its combat and communication capabilities. The MS20 upgrade involves both hardware and software upgrades, bringing a number of improvements including the aircraft’s ability to engage ground targets by incorporating unguided and laser-guided ...
The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program. The final SDD flight took place at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland and saw Navy test aircraft CF-2 complete a mission to collect loads data while carrying external 2,000-pound ...
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