Vickers 40mm Class S Gun: Hard to aim at aircraft, but great for attacking tanks
The Vickers S Gun was a 40mm autocannon that ended up being repurposed for a very different role from its original design
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Nato RAF Typhoons to fly round-trip missions to defend Polish air space following drone incursion
The Typhoons will operate from RAF Coningsby and are expected to start flying missions in the coming days
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Ukraine Shooting down the Shaheds: UK and Ukraine to produce interceptor drones
Countering enemy UAVs with missiles is expensive, so a new breed of anti-drone drones are proving far more cost-effective
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Aircraft US B-2 stealth bomber teams up with Norwegian F-35s to sink ship in the Arctic
The exercise targeted a ship to test the new Quicksink seeker technology used on a conventional bomb carried by a US Air Force B-2 Spirit
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RAF RAF to go ahead with nuclear-capable F-35A despite concerns about stealth, says CDS
Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton briefs MPs on plans to acquire 27 more F-35s - including 12 A variants
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Nato Airspace violated: Polish F-16s and other jets scrambled to shoot down Russian drones
It is the first time a Nato country has directly engaged Russian assets in its airspace since the Ukraine war began in 2022
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RAF 1994 Mull of Kintyre RAF Chinook crash: The tragedy, its causes and why it's back in the news
BFBS Forces News has investigated the crash, the inquiries after the crash and what the families of the victims are doing now
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Army Army Air Corps ridicules Apache rescue scene in the Netflix hit show Hostage
Political thriller Hostage ramps up the tension with a scene showing an AH-64 being used in rather a different way than originally designed
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RAF Maritime mathematics: What it would take to keep an RAF sub-hunting Poseidon on station
P-8s have to be ready to protect the UK by patrolling the seas and detecting hostile submarines, but doing this requires planning and effort
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Aircraft Ice blamed for crash of F-35 that thought it was on the ground despite being airborne
The USAF Lightning II became uncontrollable following the incident in Alaska, crashing into the ground as the pilot was forced to eject
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RAF Summer here, winter there: How the RAF keeps flying when it's freezing in the Falklands
Mount Pleasant Airfield is exposed to some challenging snowy and icy conditions, where wind chill can make it feel as cold as -15°
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WWII Rebuilding the Barracuda: The WW2 wreck like an Airfix kit – but with no instructions
Despite seeing extensive use in the second half of WW2, not a single intact Barracuda remains, but work is underway to rebuild one example
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RAF Protection over Poland: Air forces unite in show of force against potential adversaries
Op Chessman saw RAF Typhoons operate alongside Polish and Swedish jets to help safeguard the airspace over Poland and the broader Baltic
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News Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's outgoing Officer Commanding: 'I've been very lucky'
Squadron Leader Mark Sugden, who is handing over the reins of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, told BFBS Forces News he loves the ...
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CSG25 F-35B makes emergency landing in Japan and latest updates from CSG25
It is the second F-35B that has been forced to make an emergency landing after a jet was diverted to a civilian airport in India in June
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RAF In pictures: Red Arrows thrill crowds at Blackpool Air Show and Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo
The RAF's aerobatic display team painted the skies red, white and blue at the events, midway through the 2025 flying season