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.
Rolls-Royce in ‘sustainable’ military transporter flight
Sustainable aviation fuel – which is made from waste-based sustainable feedstocks, such as used cooking oil – reduces lifecycle carbon emissions on average by up to 80% compared to the conventional jet fuel it replaces.
British C-17s supplying Brimstone 2 missiles to Ukraine
Brimstone 2 missiles are being delivered by Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft to help Ukraine fight Russia.
British jet tracks Russian units in occupied Ukraine
A British RC-135 'Rivet Joint', a dedicated electronic surveillance aircraft, was once again conducting surveillance of Russian forces in occupied Ukraine.
Britain takes delivery of more F-35 jets
The arrival of three F-35B jets means the UK has now taken delivery of 30 jets. Three remain in the U.S. as test aircraft while one was lost at sea, giving the UK an operational total of 26 F-35B jets.
Atlas crosses continent to parachute in supplies over Morocco
An A400M Atlas crossed Europe to conduct the longest-range airdrop performed by the RAF’s Atlas Force.
UK and French jets train to respond to ‘Channel threats’
Typhoon jets and French Mirage jets worked together over the Channel yesterday to practise their response to an aircraft posing a simulated threat to the UK or France.
