Red Arrows and Blue Angels share the skies as display season continues stateside
The iconic Red Hawk T1 jets flew in formation with the US Navy's Blue Angels, celebrating 250 years since the Declaration of Independence
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Cyprus First Jupiter takes to the air in Cyprus as RAF helicopter crews prepare for wildfire role
Three H145 Jupiter HC Mk2s are now based at RAF Akrotiri, where they will ultimately take over from the Chinook with firefighting duties
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Cyprus Families reunited as 820 NAS helis come home after air defence mission in Cyprus
Personnel from 820 Naval Air Squadron left the UK back in the spring to patrol the skies around Cyprus to thwart any Iranian drone threat
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Nato Nato airpower boosted with high-end Triton surveillance UAVs among new capabilities
Counter-drone capabilities and a new Airborne Warning and Control System were also among the measures announced at the summit in Turkey
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Navy F-35Bs see off Russian Bear F as warplane repeatedly approaches UK Carrier Strike Group
The MOD says the Tupolev Tu-142 passed at low altitude and unnecessarily close to HMS Prince of Wales – behaviour it labelled unsafe
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RAF Runway ready: RAF Brize Norton airfield closed for planned maintenance period
According to the RAF, the UK's military air mobility capability will not diminished by these works
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Cyprus Brand-new Jupiter HC2s arrive at RAF Akrotiri for firefighting and emergency response
The two helicopters will be operated by 84 Squadron based in Cyprus, replacing the retired Puma and Griffin
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RAF Red Arrows touch down in Maryland for US 250 celebrations after 3,500-mile journey
The iconic red jets' mammoth journey to the US included eight legs and stops in Greenland, Iceland and Stornoway
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RAF Nato air power milestone as RAF Rivet Joint refuelled by French A330 MRTT for first time
Aircraft systems, procedures, timing, and crew coordination were all tested in arguably one of the most difficult and high-stakes manoeuvres ...
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RAF Red Arrows need to get to US but Hawks can only fly 750 miles – so what happens next?
The RAF aerobatic display team need to reach Martin States Airport in Maryland – but that's around 3,500 miles away
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Nato Ramstein Flag: Nato's largest air exercise sees a massive 150 sorties flown each day
The exercise, which takes place annually, covered several areas, including air-to-air refuelling and command and control
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Navy Moody and magnificent: F-35Bs' show of force in North Atlantic amid rising threat from Russia
Operation Firecrest, involving HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Duncan and RFA Tidespring, is underway as Russian military activity increases
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RAF It's called the Chinook – but how did the RAF's powerful heavy-lift helicopter get that name?
The US Army has a long history of naming its rotary-wing aircraft after Native American peoples – and the UK inherits these names too
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RAF Squadron William trained with reformed to support RAF's sub-hunting and surveillance
203 Squadron has been reformed at RAF Lossiemouth to deliver engineering to the station’s P-8 Poseidon and Wedgetail aircraft
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Aircraft It's a bit like a moped: Alpha Jet pilot's verdict on plane his team use compared with Red Arrows
Display team Patrouille de France have been using the Alpha Jet for their aerobatic displays since the early 1980s
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Navy Navy crash victims hailed as cherished members of Commando Helicopter Force
Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher and Petty Officer Owen Green died when their Merlin Mk4 crashed into a field