The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract worth $9.2 billion for the development of a new advanced pilot training system that will help train fighter and bomber pilots for generations to come. Boeing is the prime contractor for the Advanced Pilot Training Program and partner with Saab in the ...
A demonstration led by the Royal Air Force has proven the Hawk advanced jet trainer’s ability to operate in soaring temperatures. A pair of Hawk T2 aircraft from the RAF’s IV Squadron undertook a series of planned exercises in temperatures reaching 44 °C to showcase Hawk’s capabilities in testing conditions. The demonstration ...
Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth’s II (Army Cooperation) Squadron have arrived at Thumrait Airbase in Oman ahead of exercise SAIF SAREEA (Swift Sword) 3, as part of 140 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW). This is the first air complement to arrive in Thumrait and they will soon be followed by E-3D Sentry aircraft ...
The first F-35 Lightning fighter jets have landed on the deck of the United Kingdom’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, making history and marking the beginning of more than half-a-century of ‘Carrier Strike’ operations. Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray and RAF Squadron Leader Andy Edgell were the first pilots to ...
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