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
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RAF King presents Standard to 42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth
King Charles spoke of squadron's history of distinction as he presented the Standard showing the unit's battle honours, heritage and ...
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Aircraft Dragon Lady breaks endurance records on 70th anniversary of U-2's first flight
The TU-2S, a two-seater variant of the original 1955 U-2 spy plane, was aloft for longer and flew further than ever before
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USA Pilot ejects safely as jet crashes in second incident involving F-35 this year
The aircraft belonged to Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-125, known as the Rough Raiders, which trains US Navy pilots and aircrew
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Aircraft Fighter jet performs dramatic manoeuvre to avoid birds during Spanish air festival
The Spanish Air and Space Force reiterated that safety is the main concern at air shows after releasing an explanation of the incident
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RAF Mission complete: Typhoons scrambled more than 20 times to defend Nato airspace
Operation Chessman also saw the II (AC) Squadron jets conduct training sorties with 13 Nato partners, flying more than 460 hours
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CSG25 Spotted: F-35B stuck on tarmac in India for five weeks now back on HMS Prince of Wales
The Lightning has successfully rejoined 617 Squadron on board the Royal Navy flagship after finally taking off from Kerala following repairs
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Aircraft UK and Turkey sign deal paving the way for multi-billion pound Typhoon export
A Memorandum of Understanding signed in Istanbul could lead to the UK's first Typhoon export deal since 2017
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Aircraft Mirage 2000 fighter jet: The French-made aircraft exported all over the world
France had sent an unverified number of Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine to help protect Ukrainian airspace from Moscow's attacks
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Ukraine Pilot ejects as French-supplied Mirage jet crashes in Ukraine due to technical failure
It is the first loss of a Mirage fighter jet since Kyiv began receiving the aircraft in February this year
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RAF RAF Hawk jets in near-miss with 'non-cooperating' civilian aircraft over Anglesey
The civilian aircraft was not in contact with air traffic control when it crossed paths with two fast jets
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CSG25 Long-term parking comes to an end as stranded F-35B jet finally leaves India
The newly repaired Lightning is expected to resume normal duties with Carrier Strike Group 25 after being absent for the past five weeks