RAF Lakenheath Ceremony Marks £160m F-35 Project
Two Lightning squadrons will arrive at the Suffolk base in late 2021.
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Aircraft F-35B Dazzles Crowds On Debut At Royal Navy International Air Day
It joined a host of other aircraft at the annual event in Somerset.
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Aircraft Homecoming: Five Tornados Return To RAF Honington
The last time they flew over the Station was in February when crowds gathered to bid farewell to the iconic jet.
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Exercises Commando Helicopter Crews Battle The Elements In The Arctic Circle
Norway's Exercise Nordic Hammer provides 846 Naval Air Squadron with tough training conditions not found in the UK.
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Aircraft British F-35s Back In UK After Two-Month Cyprus Exercise
Four of the UK's Lightning jets have returned to the UK after a two-month exercise on the island.
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Stories F-35 Test And Evaluation Centre – Behind The Scenes
We exclusively go behind the scenes of the California test centre as the tempo rises to prepare the UK’s F-35B for deployment
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Operations On The Ground With 'The Fuelies': How The RAF's Aircraft Are Kept Flying
At the peak of Operation Shader, around one million litres of jet fuel was being pumped into aircraft every single day.
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USA At The 'Boneyard': A Look Around The US Military's Collection Of Retired Aircraft
More than 5,000 US military aircraft are currently at the US Air Force base in Arizona.
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World France, Spain and Germany Sign European Fighter Jet Agreement
The project fits in with Emmanuel Macron's ambition to increase European co-operation.
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RAF 'No Risks' Involved With Chinese-Owned Company Making F-35 Parts, MOD Says
Britain currently owns 17 F-35Bs, with a total of 138 expected to be bought.
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WWII How Spitfire Pilots Really ‘Rammed’ a V1 Bomb Out Of The Sky
Did Spitfires actually nudge Flying Bombs mid-air?
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D-Day Former Spitfire Crews Reunited With D-Day Aircraft
The MJ772 has only recently been restored and is set to play a key role in June's D-Day 75 commemorations.
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Feature How the names of RAF aircraft are chosen
Have you ever wondered how RAF aircraft are named and which conventions they use?
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WWII Air Power: From Dunkirk to D-Day
What role did air power play during the Second World War?
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Aircraft Ride The Tiger Moth: What It's Like To Fly In The 1930s Aircraft
Members of the public can now take a flight in a 1930s British biplane.
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Aircraft Record-Breaking Harrier Restored And Reunited With Race-Winning Pilot
Tom Lecky Thompson flew the jet from London to New York in 1969.