BAE developing eye tracking technology to control fighter jets

BAE Systems are developing technologies to enable pilots to control the fighter jet of the future with the blink of an eye.

British Chinook helicopters begin operations to support French effort in Mali

British Chinooks deployed to Mali in support of the French military efforts have begun operations and are now contributing a heavy lift helicopter capability for the counter insurgency mission there, say the Royal Air Force.

HMS Queen Elizabeth and her first F-35 jets, what’s going to happen?

HMS Queen Elizabeth will meet her first F-35 jets any day now, so what's going to happen?

Lockheed Martin delivers 400th Electro-Optical Targeting System for F-35

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 400th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning.

Northrop Grumman begins unmanned MQ-8C Fire Scout flight tests

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently began flight tests for MQ-8C Fire Scout aircraft.

MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft gets first air-to-air kill

A Reaper drone shot down another with a missile in an exercise, the US Air Force revealed yesterday.

Sea King helicopters ends 49 years of service

Two Sea King helicopters from 849 Naval Air Squadron flew as far east as Teignmouth, over Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor, the northern Cornish resorts of Padstow, Newquay and St Ives, before a final sight of Land’s End, Penzance, Mounts Bay and back to Culdrose.

Typhoon fighters launch from Scotland to intercept Russian bombers ignoring Air Traffic Control

The Russian Blackjacks long-range bombers were not talking to air traffic control, making them a hazard to all other aviation, say the Ministry of Defence.

The Mangled Myths Dogging the F-35

With the RAAF’s first two operational F-35 fighters arriving in early December, long-time critics have launched a fresh wave of claims that the aircraft is a disaster.

F-35 lift fan production site opens ahead of flight trials

The Bristol site is not only making the LiftFan for UK jets, but for all F-35B jets on order across the world.

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