First flight of 15th British F-35B takes place
The 15th F-35B for the UK, ZM149, has flown from Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facility for a test flight.
Tornado jet destroys heavy machine gun positions while Reapers strike further positions
Tornado jets destroyed a heavy machine-gun position belonging to Daesh, whilst a Reaper struck three further positions, say the MoD.
QinetiQ to bring ‘autonomy expertise’ to European research programme
QinetiQ is to play a pivotal role in OCEAN2020, the first research programme awarded by the European Defence Agency as part of its European Defence Fund initiative.
Defence Secretary warns ‘fight to defeat Daesh is far from over’
The fight to defeat Daesh is far from over, the Defence Secretary warned in Rome as he met with counterparts at the Counter Deash Ministerial to review the campaign, say the MoD.
One of the world’s premier fighter aircraft – The Typhoon
The Typhoon is a highly capable and agile fourth-generation combat aircraft and is the backbone of the RAF's combat air capability.
Reaper strikes terrorists on motorcycle
A Royal Air Force Reaper remotely piloted air system struck terrorists moving at speed on a motorcycle this week.
Lockheed Martin delivers 400th C-130J Super Hercules
Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft this week.
Strikes continue against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to strike Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
RAF hails Typhoon as ‘world’s most potent fighter’ after completing weapons testing
The claim comes after an aircraft from the RAF’s 41(R) Squadron recently became the first of its type to successfully fire a Storm Shadow air-to-surface missile and a next generation Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air weapon in trials.
BAE testing of aircraft flexible payload bay is complete
Ground based trials to demonstrate the release of a full-sized store from an aircraft payload bay have successfully taken place thanks to a bespoke rig built at BAE Systems in Lancashire.
