Airlander Airship takes flight

The worlds largest aircraft, the Airlander Airship, has left its hangar at RAF Cardington and taken its first flight.

Night ops ‘proceeding well’ with F-35B

The UK's 17 (Reserve) Test and Evaluation Squadron, tasked with operational testing of the F-35B, report that trials for night ops are going well.

WATCH: The F-35 as you’ve never seen before

FLIR Systems captured the F-35 using their FLIR 380-HDc infrared camera at the Farnborough International Air Show, let's have a look at the results.

Images show new Phenom training jets

The Ministry of Defence signed a contract earlier this year for the procurement and support of five Embraer Phenom 100 jets.

Reaper drones assigned to support Iraqi operations

A Reaper observed an Islamic State team setting up a mortar and attacked with a Hellfire.

Britain buys another Zephyr-8 surveillance aircraft

The Ministry of Defence has today announced it has ordered a third Zephyr-8, as part of a £13-million contract with Airbus Defence and Space.

British airstrikes help liberate Manbij

Residents in the Syrian city of Manbij have been celebrating after being liberated from the rule of Islamic State.

Claims Chinese officers ‘spied’ on British ballistic missile radar base

It has been claimed that Chinese officers spent their free time 'spying' on RAF Fylingdales, a radar base part of an early warning system.

Troops plan to sue Ministry of Defence after Voyager incident

Nine soldiers plan to sue the Ministry of Defence after a Voyager jet nose-dived 4,400ft when the captain's camera got stuck in the flight controls.

WATCH: Nat Makepeace’s Typhoon display from inside the cockpit

This footage via BAE Systems takes you into the cockpit of Nat's Typhoon during his display at this year's Farnborough Air Show.

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