Royal Navy engineers save £12m on Merlin helicopter fix
The team at RNAS Culdrose questioned the need to replace the entire section of nose landing gear after 3,500 hours in the air.
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World Flypast concludes RAF exercise season with Qatar
Typhoon jets have flown in the display on Qatar National Day.
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Aircraft Naval Spitfire gifted to military charity Navy Wings
The aim of Navy Wings is to keep planes travelling around the country, informing people about the history of naval aviation.
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USA US F-35s arrive at RAF Lakenheath as base upgrades continue
The Suffolk airbase is home to the US Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing currently using F-15 jets.
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RAF First air-to-air strike by RAF since Falklands carried out in Syria
A Typhoon jet shot down a small hostile drone, the first air-to-air missile firing during Operation Shader.
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Aircraft Crashed British F-35B recovered from Mediterranean Sea
The Lightning aircraft, worth about £88.8m, was deployed on the Carrier Strike Group 21 mission when it ditched into the sea
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Aircraft Revealed: How often the UK expects to lose an F-35B
The Government has confirmed the future attrition rates of the Lightning jet - Britain's most advanced aircraft ever.
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RAF RAF Protector: Extreme testing of new drone completed in US lab
Sixteen Protectors are currently on order for the RAF but before delivery of the first, a series of rigorous tests have been undertaken.
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Aircraft F-35 crash: 'Clearly wasn't a problem with the jet'
Former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe told Forces News the circumstances in the aftermath indicate a pilot or operator 'error'.
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Aircraft Crashed UK F-35B wreckage found but not yet recovered, MPs told
A UK F-35B crashed shortly after takeoff from HMS Queen Elizabeth earlier this month.
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Op Shader What it's like flying Typhoon fighters on RAF's 'relentless' mission against IS
In an interview with the BFBS Sitrep podcast, former pilot Mike Sutton shares his experiences of flying on Operation Shader.
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RAF RAF Chinook and Puma helicopters celebrate 90 years of combined service
A formation flight of specially painted Chinook and Puma helicopters took place to celebrate the milestone.
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Aircraft F-35s operating from HMS Queen Elizabeth again following crash
It comes after an F-35 crashed into the Mediterranean shortly after taking off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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Aircraft F-35 crash: Joint UK-US recovery operation underway
An investigation into the cause of the incident is running alongside a race to retrieve the valuable airframe.
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Aircraft Navy racing to recover crashed F-35B jet
It's feared UK adversaries could "reverse engineer" stealth designs and learn how to defeat the aircraft.
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Scotland RAF's submarine-hunter fleet nearly complete with eighth P-8A Poseidon arrival
The P-8A is the RAF's multi-role maritime patrol aircraft and can be used to identify and track enemy submarines around UK waters.