A look at how the RAF brought the new F-35Bs across the pond

The trans-Atlantic flight by four F-35B Lightning fast jets from the USA to their new permanent home at RAF Marham on the 6th of June represented a number of firsts for the RAF’s Air Mobility Force say the Ministry of Defence.

UK to deploy jets to Iceland, Estonia and troops to Bosnia & Herzegovina

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced new UK deployments as he acknowledges the Alliance’s importance to Europe’s defence, stability and security.

300th F-35 delivered, costs falling towards ‘same levels as current fighters’

The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have delivered the 300th production F-35 aircraft.

Leonardo unveils latest variant of the BriteCloud missile decoy family

The company say that the new 55-T is able to protect large military transport aircraft such as the C-130, KC-390 and A400M from modern, radar-guided missiles.

Royal Air Force reportedly asked to defend Ireland

British combat aircraft will shoot down aircraft over Ireland if they are hijacked by terrorists, according to local media.

NATO underlines ‘steadfast commitment’ to Montenegro

NATO has started to provide fighter aircraft to execute NATO’s Air Policing mission over Montenegro.

IN PHOTOS: British F-35 jets arrive home

The first of Britain’s next-generation fighter jets have arrived home two months ahead of schedule in a major milestone for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.

German Typhoon roars home with Tiger Meet award for Ghost Tiger Typhoon

Luftwaffe Typhoon 31+00 (GS077), known as ‘Ghost Tiger’, won the Best Painted Tiger Aircraft accolade at the annual Tiger Meet.

British F-35Bs arrive home

The first of Britain's new F-35Bs have landed in the United Kingdom at RAF Marham.

UK Defence Journal live coverage of F-35 arrival

We are providing live coverage of the arrival of the first four British F-35Bs in the United Kingdom as they fly from the United States.

STAY CONNECTED

121,735FansLike
441FollowersFollow
63,255FollowersFollow
15,105SubscribersSubscribe

Other News

UK developing AI-enabled sonar systems to monitor Atlantic

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed progress on artificial intelligence-driven acoustic detection systems for the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Bastion programme, part of the UK’s effort to secure the North Atlantic against submarine threats.