Second RC-135 Rivet Joint delivered seven months early
The second RC-135 Rivet Joint has been delivered to the RAF seven months early, the MoD has announced. The aircraft was handed over today...
Analysis of 2 Group RAF Part 2: ISTAR/Comms
In this the second part of my look at 2 Group RAF, I will be looking at the Communications Fleet and Intelligence, Surveillance, Target...
Britain’s Apache fleet set for $3Bn upgrade
The United Kingdom's request for the re-manufacture of fifty WAH-64 Apache helicopters to AH-64E Apache Guardian standard has been approved by the United States. The...
Typhoons return from Baltic
The Typhoon flight, part of 121 Expeditionary Air Wing, deployed to Estonia at NATO's request in May as part of this year to secure NATO airspace...
Typhoon praised in defence think-tank report
Eurofighter's CEO has reportedly welcomed a report by the Royal United Services Institute think tank as 'positive and encouraging' according to various news outlets. The...
F-35 dominates larger attacking force
A flight of four F-35B's took on a larger group of nine attacking aircraft during the jets recent operational readiness test and won, according...
F-35B enters operational service
After over a decade of development, the first squadron of F-35B's is officially operational. The aircraft was declared operational by Gen. Joe Dunford, Marine Corps commandant in...
F-35 now able to schedule own maintenance
As the F-35B joint strike fighter completes final operational testing, including bomb runs and shipboard landings, a less well known and highly advanced component...
Syria: Half of German Tornado fleet ‘not airworthy’
Only 29 of Germany's 66 Tornado jets are airworthy, a defence ministry report has revealed.
Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has stressed that only...
70 Squadron becomes first Atlas squadron
70 Squadron is marking a new beginning after being disbanded in 2010 by becoming the RAF’s first squadron to operate the A400M Atlas. The Princess Royal, honorary...
