Chinook Display Team to cut back full display programme amid RAF's global commitments
The Chinook is an incredibly useful helicopter - so much so that its operational capabilities are needed elsewhere in support of Nato.
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Ukraine Russian air force losing combat aircraft 20 times faster than they can be replaced
The country has lost numerous aircraft over a short period, including several advanced aircraft and bombers.
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Weapons and Kit RAF denies drone trials squadron has conducted zero tests since reforming four years ago
216 Squadron was reformed to act as an experimental drone unit in 2020.
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RAF RAF's Typhoon display team all set to dazzle crowds in Canada for the first time
The jets will perform at the Bagotville International Air Show in June, which will also see local team the Snowbirds perform.
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Exercises Operation Clockwork: Merlins, Wildcats and Apaches navigate 'hardest environment on earth'
The aircraft have been working together in the Norwegian mountains – where the tundra and environment can be deadly.
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Arctic/Antarctic In pictures: HMS Prince of Wales basks in stunning northern lights display on Ex Steadfast Defender
Personnel on board the carrier captured images of the show in the sky during Nato's largest exercise.
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Aircraft Last hurrah: British Army's Apache Mk1 helicopter flying its final mission
The Apache Mk1 helicopter will be replaced by the newer AH-64E model after its retirement.
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Weapons and Kit RAF issues warning to plane-spotters in danger of being blasted by jet engines
Military officials at RAF Waddington have reminded spectators of the dangers associated with military aircraft.
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USA Futuristic US Marine Corps combat drone completes second test flight under Project Eagle
The XQ-58A Valkyrie is an unmanned air vehicle that was tested at the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
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Weapons and Kit Historic first for US Reaper drone landing under satellite control
The United States Air Force has said it has successfully landed the MQ-9 Reaper at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.
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Feature Tuskegee Airmen: The pioneering black pilots whose excellence helped desegregate the US military
The first black military pilots in American history paved the way for future generations of black aviators.
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Aircraft Puma replacement programme reaches next stage with contract due in 2025
The long-awaited NMH acquisition programme is looking for one single aircraft type to replace five different aircraft currently in use.
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Russia Russia could have accidentally shot down aircraft it was trying to protect, UK says
The MOD says it is the second Russian A-50 destroyed in as many months in a friendly fire incident.
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Middle East All Houthi rebel targets destroyed in RAF Typhoon airstrikes, Defence Secretary confirms
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that all targets in the operation were destroyed.
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Aircraft No F-35, no problem, as Turkey's fifth-generation fighter jet takes off
Turkey was expelled from the American F-35 fighter jet programme after it acquired Russian air defence technology.
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Ukraine Ukrainian pilots learning to fly F-16 fighter jets after completing RAF training
The RAF's training is designed to bring Ukrainian pilots closer to a NATO standard approach to flying in preparation for flying F-16 ...