Britain, Italy and Japan merge combat aircraft projects

Britain, Japan and Italy have merged the Tempest and the F-X next-generation fighter projects into what is now called the 'Global Combat Air Programme'.

Merlin upgrade extends life of helicopter to 2030

Key upgrades include a new folding main rotor head and folding tail plus an improved defensive aid suite.

BAE leads team to bring augmented reality to Hawk

BAE Systems will collaborate with Red 6 to explore the integration of the Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems (ATARS) onto the Hawk fast jet trainer aircraft.

New American stealth bomber revealed

On the 2nd of December, the U.S. Airforce revealed on the newest bomber to be added to their fleet - the B-21 Raider Bomber.

British and German paratroopers train together

British paratroopers have earned their German parachute wings, "developing the ability of British and German airborne forces to serve together as NATO allies".

Final Boeing 747 leaves factory

Production of the 747, the world's first twin-aisle airliner, began in 1967 and spanned 54 years, during which a total of 1,574 aircraft were built.

How do stealth aircraft work?

Stealth aircraft achieve low observability through a combination of low-observable design features and advanced radar-absorbing materials.

RAF on alert due to expected Arctic cargo aircraft activity

The aircraft is understood to have behavioural intelligence-gathering capabilities of the type that can sort British citizens into a 'list', determining their behaviour over the last year.

British Wedgetail aircraft fleet taking shape

New images show the UK's new Wedgetail AEW Mk1 airborne early warning and control aircraft starting to look the part.

Plans to buy more transport aircraft scrapped due to cost

The Ministry of Defence has abandoned plans to purchase additional A400M transport aircraft due to cost.

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