RIAT Marks 50th Anniversary With Scaled-Down Event
Organisers returned to the tattoo's birthplace after the world's largest military air show was cancelled once again due to COVID.
Organisers returned to the tattoo's birthplace after the world's largest military air show was cancelled once again due to COVID.
The memorial will be a life-sized replica of a MK-9 Spitfire built during the Second World War by the 'Secret Workforce'.
The aircraft, complete with Union Flag paintwork, will be used at air shows in the UK and overseas throughout the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
The "concept and assessment phase" for the Tempest programme is due to be launched later this year, according to a defence minister.
The Chipmunk was the RAF's primary trainer aircraft from the late 1940s and continues to be used by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
The formation has been described as the UK's largest "signal of maritime and air power" for a generation.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is getting ready to sail on her first operational deployment – but what jets will operate from her flight deck?
The Osprey can fly higher, further and faster than a helicopter and with its tiltrotor design, can land in and take off from tight spots.
The museum is open to the public for the first time this year after going into lockdown in December.
The transport aircraft played a key role during the UK's combat mission in Afghanistan and features in the RAF's future plans.
The legendary Wokka Wokka has delivered more than 40 years' service with the RAF
The aircraft, which has been in RAF service for more than 40 years, will be modernised to improve stability and include a digital cockpit.
The future of the service's capabilities was outlined in March's Defence Command Paper.
It honours an historic bond between RAF 201 Squadron, Guernsey and a Second World War fighter pilot.
The Strike Group, which deploys this month, will travel more than 26,000 nautical miles over 28 weeks.
Exercise Springhawk will last five weeks and will prepare the Royal Air Force aerobatic team for upcoming events.