RAF trials back-up base as Typhoons and Poseidons operate out of Kinloss
Poseidons and Typhoons have been operating away from their home base of Lossiemouth to test their flexibility on Exercise Soaring Eagle
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CSG25 Royal Navy flagship to be placed under direct Nato command for the first time
This latest change means that Nato will be in control of a carrier strike group, including HMS Prince of Wales, for the first time
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Aircraft Lightning Force: F-35B fighter jets showcase the future of multi-domain warfare
The multi-role stealth fighters have been conducting exercises that span from the Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific
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RAF MPs hail sale of Typhoons to Turkey – but ask why more aren't being bought for the RAF
Conservative MP Andrew Snowden and Labour MP Andy MacNae say more purchases would boost British jobs – as well as the Royal Air Force
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Technology Autonomous airpower: The new aircraft transforming the battlespace in the skies
The fully autonomous X-BAT can fly more than 2,000 nautical miles and even engage in dogfights
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RAF Bombs away: F-35B Lightnings aboard HMS Prince of Wales strike in the Indo-Pacific
The latest phase of Operation Highmast saw F-35B Lightning jets drop Paveway IV Bombs
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RAF Time to go home: Chinooks' firefighting mission in Cyprus draws to a close
The RAF helicopters supported the republic in July by dropping 450 tonnes of water onto the biggest wildfire in half a century
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Aircraft MOD cost-cutting crippled RAF's F-35 capability and left jets short of crews, PAC report finds
The committee report highlighted that the MOD's decision-making affected the F-35's capability, flight availability, and value for money
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Nato We may be a small country but we've a big role to play with the F-35, insists Belgium
Belgian defence minister Theo Francken rubbishes media criticism of the deal to buy the jet, which will serve Nato just like the F-16
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Aircraft UK's early F-35 advantage fading as allies outpace on fleet size and flying hours, say experts
A Lords committee heard UK fields fewer jets and flies them less than partners, weakening UK leverage in the multinational programme
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Tri-Service In pictures: From night raids to beach landings, multinational Ex Tarassis wraps up
Tarassis brought together thousands of personnel, and dozens of ships and aircraft across the North Atlantic, Scandinavia and Baltic regions
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RAF Lightning strikes out, so Typhoon sweeps in as Turkey agrees to buy British jets instead
The agreement is the largest fighter jet deal in almost 20 years and the first new order for UK Typhoons since 2017
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Aviation History If not now, when? BBMF pilot on making aviation history and words of advice
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Squadron Leader Ben Polwin won the King's Cup in September with his wife Sophie
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Navy Two US Navy aircraft crash off same carrier within 30 minutes of each other in South China Sea
All the crew members from both aircraft were rescued and are in a stable condition, according to the US Pacific Fleet
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Ukraine Construction time: Saab boss says Gripens destined to fight Russia may be built in Ukraine
Saab is supplying up to 150 jets to Kyiv, with final assembly potentially taking place on Ukrainian soil rather than Swedish
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Ukraine Warplanes inbound as Ukraine moves closer to getting a grip on the Gripen
New Nato member Sweden signs an agreement with Kyiv to supply between 100 and 150 of the single-engine jets to the Ukrainian air force