British engineers working on combat jets to accompany a new complement of UK aircraft carriers have reached a key production milestone. The 318th rear section of an F-35 Lightning II combat jet has rolled off a BAE Systems production line in Samlesbury, Lancashire. This means that 10% of the global requirement ...
A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas is being put through its paces in the United States as part of Exercise Mobility Guardian. The airlift aircraft has transported military vehicles, delivered aid relief and flown aeromedical evacuation sorties as part of an intensive series of exercise scenarios designed to improve interoperability between ...
It has to be seen to be believed; the very first live firing of an MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon. But now members of the defence community can see for themselves, thanks to newly released footage from BAE Systems. The successful firing initially took place in mid-July. It forms ...
The operational effectiveness of a Yeovilton-based Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Wildcat helicopter flight crew is being celebrated following the award of the much-coveted Osprey Trophy. The prestigious award was handed to 209 Flight on 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) in recognition of the crew’s achievements while operationally embarked in RFA ...
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