Royal Australian Air Force receives final F-35 jets to roughly double number of UK's fleet
It is projected that by the end of the calendar year, the UK will have taken ownership of 37 F-35 aircraft compared with the RAAF's 72.
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Aircraft Questions asked about V-22 Osprey, the tiltrotor aircraft that has claimed 62 lives
Aviation expert Bill Sweetman examines the characteristics of this unique aircraft which has claimed the lives of 62 people.
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USA Tom Cruise gets award for boosting recruitment to US Navy thanks to Top Gun
The star was handed the Distinguished Public Service Award to thank him for the positive impact the two Top Gun films have had.
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WWI Campaign launched to ensure WWI Royal Naval Air Service aviators are remembered
The campaign looks to raise thousands of pounds to create a memorial to those who served in the RNAS during the First World War.
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RAF All-female Chinook crew and engineers drop in to schools to inspire next-gen RAF
Visting their previous schools, they told students how they operate the Chinook aircraft and about their careers in the RAF.
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Cyprus Britain is proud of you for what you do, Starmer tells personnel on visit to Cyprus
The Prime Minister addressed servicemen and women who have helped tackle ISIS and worked to plan the evacuation of Lebanon.
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Middle East ISIS targets struck in mass airstrike by USAF bombers and ground attack aircraft
US Central Command said its forces carried out dozens of precision airstrikes targeting ISIS camps and operatives in Syria.
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WWI Great War biplane replica Sophie the Strutter takes to the air after 24-year build
Sophie wears the colours of the Royal Naval Air Squadron Sopwith 1½ Strutter that was the first aircraft to make a carrier landing.
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RAF Chief of the Air Staff calls for early replacement of RAF's Hawk T2 jet trainer
The aircraft’s official out-of-service date is 2040, but Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton wants it gone far sooner.
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USA British troops brought in to track down drone pilots behind US airbase incursion
A small number of drones were spotted overnight flying over RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk,as well as RAF Feltwell in Norfolk.
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RAF All change: RAF Jupiter helicopter to take on Puma's role in Cyprus and Brunei
However, there will be a transitional period between the Puma fleet being retired and the full introduction of its replacement.
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RAF US B-52 Stratofortress pictured soaring over the Middle East with RAF Typhoons
The British fighter jets were tasked with escorting the US aircraft during a Bomber Task Force sortie.
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USA F-15E weapons operator who downed drones becomes first USAF woman to get Silver Star
Lacie Hester and her pilot were honoured for their role in a defensive operation against hundreds of one-way attack drones targeting Israel.
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Aircraft Spear missile one step closer to being fitted to F-35Bs after successful test-firing
The next-generation air-launched cruise missile was fired from a Typhoon, but is ultimately destined for use with the UK's Lightning force.
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RAF A decade of Atlas: RAF celebrates the 'dream to fly' workhorse of the fleet
The Royal Air Force has four A400M squadrons and 22 aircraft based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
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RAF Typhoons scrambled over Russian Bear days after Navy shadowed 'carrier-killer' frigate
On two separate occasions, RAF Typhoons and HMS Iron Duke were deployed after Russian military assets approached the UK.