Britain has used £18.7m worth of Brimstone missiles against Islamic State

230 Brimstone missiles have been used in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Shader, the British effort against Islamic State.

Supercarrier’s first squadron ‘refreshed, refocused, remarinised’

820 Naval Air Squadron is focused on providing the first aviation component for HMS Queen Elizabeth when she leaves Rosyth next year.

Typhoon jets obliterate Islamic State command post

Typhoons attacked an Islamic State command post in eastern Syria, while around Mosul, Tornado jets and a Reaper attacked three terrorist targets.

British aircraft continue attacks on Islamic State

Tornado jets hit two targets in the Tigris valley, while Typhoons and a Reaper worked together against Islamic State positions north of Mosul.

HMS Ocean demonstrates assault capability

Apache, Merlin and Chinook helicopters departed helicopter carrier HMS Ocean in large numbers for Exercise Albanian Lion.

Reaper unmanned aircaft strikes Islamic State position near Mosul

A Reaper provided surveillance support to a coalition air strike north-west of Mosul, then used one of its own Hellfires to attack an Islamic State position.

Israeli F-16 crashes in southern Israel

An Israeli Air Force F-16 crashed while attempting to land at Ramon Airbase in southern Israel, killing the pilot.

RAF considering using unmanned aircraft to complement P-8 Poseidon

It has emerged that the Royal Air Force is considering using unmanned aircraft in a maritime patrol role to complement the P-8 Poseidon.

Voyager tanker fleet now at full operating capability

The Voyager tanker fleet reached the milestone with the achievement of 'Full Service Date' on time and on budget.

RAF interested in fitting booms to Voyager tanker fleet

The Royal Air Force has expressed interest in fitting its Voyager tanker aircraft with a boom, "if the funding can be sourced", a senior official has said.

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