Credits: Martin Hughes-Games Want something unique in your garden? Check out this awesome Spitfire which has been nesting in a garden here in the UK for over 2 decades. According to comments the owner of the plot has passed away and now the Spitfire remains as a memory to him …
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Royal Air Force courtesy photo The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that the UK Ministry of Defence has contracted MBDA to supply the miniature, cruise missile system for F-35 fighter jets. British F-35B combat jets are to be equipped with a new mini cruise missile following the signing …
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Credits: WalesOnline RAF Chinook suspected to have had a wire strike (overhead power lines), and force landed in a field near Llangynin, Carmarthenshire at 10:30pm local time on 28 July 2020. The MoD said the incident happened on Tuesday evening near Llangynin, and the twin-engine aircraft crew suffered “minor injuries”. …
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According to the Ministry of Defence, six RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft as they approached British airspace. The total number of Russian jets involved has not been revealed. The air force deployed three pairs of Typhoons from its Quick Reaction Alert programme, along with two pairs …
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On Oct. 14, 2019, the long-awaited arrival of the stealth fighters happened on the new warship – the biggest ever in the Royal Navy – which is expected to enter service in 2020. The aircraft carrier’s deployment for Westlant 19 – a three-month exercise started off the coast of the …
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Flown by Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots, RAF new F-35B fighter jet take off and on HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time. According to gov.uk Britain’s state-of-the-art £100million Lightning II stealth jets landed on the Royal Navy’s lead aircraft carrier ahead of trials with the US military. This …
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After an air display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and on return to land at Farnborough Airport, one of the Hawk T Mk 1 aircraft operated by the Red Arrows (RAFAT) experienced a tyre blowout on landing. There were no injuries, but tyre debris was found on the runway. …
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The Royal Air Force in mid-2019 operates just 119 fighters, the lowest number in its history. The shrinking of the British fighter fleet has happened even faster than observers predicted just a few years ago. And it could be years before the force significantly grows again. As of June 2019, …
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Exercise Red Flag is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise with the purpose of offering realistic air-combat training for military pilots and other flight crew members from the U.S., NATO, and other allied countries. Each year, four to six Red Flag exercises are held at Nellis Air Force Base, …
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IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI vs RAF Euro-fighter Typhoon. Su-30MKI outsmarted Euro-fighter Typhoon by 12-0 in the Visual Range (WVR) dogfight In the international air combat exercises featuring the Indian Air Force’ (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighters and British Royal Air Force Typhoon jets, the Su-30MKI outsmarted the Eurofighter Typhoon 12-0 in the …
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