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.
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RAF Tucano Aircraft To Return To Airshows
Taking part in the newly-reformed Tucano Display Team, 2019 will be the aircraft's final year of service in the Royal Air Force.
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Aircraft F-35 Programme Faces 'Total Collapse' Without Turkey
President Erdogan spoke after the US said Turkey's part in the programme could be jeopardised by its plans to buy Russian missiles.
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Aircraft New Supplier Contracts To Reduce F-35 Costs, Lockheed Martin Says
The UK is expected to eventually own 138 F-35Bs, which are estimated to cost £190 million each.
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Aircraft What's It Really Like To Fly In A Chinook Helicopter?
Forces News' Kirstie Chambers was sent flying high in an RAF Chinook as the helicopter made the journey from RAF Northolt to Salisbury.
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USA US F-35s Arrive For First Middle East Deployment
The F-35A is designed to operate from regular runways and is the only variant to carry an internal cannon.