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Defence Aviation Environment Conference examines air safety

Air November 14, 2019

This year’s Defence Aviation Environment Conference looked at how air safety has improved ten years after the Nimrod Review was first published. The Nimrod Review examined air safety in the RAF following a fatal accident in Afghanistan in 2006. The review was written by Sir Charles Haddon-Cave and recommended the changes ...

F-35 Lightning Jets land on HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time

Maritime October 18, 2019

F-35 Lightning Jets have completed takeoffs and landings aboard the next generation HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time. The Lightning jets landed on the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to begin operational trials off the East Coast of the USA. The jets were flown by RAF and Royal Navy pilots ...

RAF explores methods of accident prediction

Air October 15, 2019

The RAF has released a document exploring its history of accident prediction and how it can be improved. The RAF has explored its past and how it can improve methods of accident prediction and safety in a new document released by the government. The report explores how methods have changed in ...

RAF Typhoons conduct exercise with Malaysian Air Force

Air October 15, 2019

A joint exercise between the RAF and the Royal Malaysian Air Force saw Typhoons train for Exercise Bersama Lima. RAF Typhoon pilots were deployed to a Malaysian Air Force base in Penang for training exercises. The Typhoons were partnered with Malaysian Su30 Flankers and F18 Hornets. The training comes ahead of Exercise ...