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Aircraft A U-2 Phenomenon: America’s Secret Spy Plane
Forces News gets a rare up-close look at America's operational spy plane.
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Stories What is the phonetic alphabet and why do we have it?
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie: Do you know the standard NATO phonetic alphabet? Here's why we have it ...
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World British Forces Support Search For Missing Chilean Military Plane
The C-130 Hercules aircraft was carrying 38 people on a flight to Antarctica.
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World Chilean Military Plane Disappears With 38 On Board
The C-130 Hercules aircraft was carrying 38 people on a flight to Antarctica.
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Aircraft Why Is An F-35 Sitting On The Deck Of HMS Queen Elizabeth?
The F-35 aircraft will remain on HMS Queen Elizabeth until repair and maintenance work is complete.
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News Typhoons Cause 'Sonic Boom' Over London
The explosion-like noise heard in Essex, London and Stevenage was caused by two Typhoon jets.
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Nato NATO Signs $1bn Contract To Modernise AWACS Surveillance Fleet
The fleet of reconnaissance aircraft is due to be replaced after 2035.
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WWI Southampton's WWI Flying History Celebrated
The Solent Sky museum is charting the areas in which the city contributed to flying during the First World War.
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Aircraft American B-52s End Month-Long Deployment At RAF Fairford
The B-52 Stratofortress aircraft are returning home to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana after their deployment.
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Veterans RAF Veteran Achieves 'Ambition Of A Lifetime' With Spitfire Flight
The 85-year-old's flight was organised to thank him for his "selfless" care of his wife.
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RAF RAF Receives First P-8 Poseidon Aircraft
It will form part of Britain's new fleet of maritime patrol aircraft.
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RAF RAF Typhoons Exercise With American B-52 Bombers
It marks the latest in a series of air integration training between the RAF and US Air Force.
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Aircraft Tucano's Last Flight 30 Years After Entering Service
The aircraft entered service as the RAF trainer plane for pilots who wished to progress onto fast jets.
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RAF Reaper Force: Inside One Of The Most Secretive Military Communities
Forces News has been given special access to RAF Waddington, from where Reaper crews target fighters from the so-called Islamic State.
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Navy On Board HMS Queen Elizabeth With British F-35Bs
The arrival of the F-35Bs marks a major milestone in the aircraft carrier's journey to becoming operational.