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The drones are a first for the RAF and will be used to help smash enemy air defences, using learnings from the war in Ukraine ...
Cramped, under-armored, and nearly obsolete by the time war began, the Handley Page Hampden surprised everyone by becoming ...
Ground attack aircraft don't always get the same level of fame that fighter jets do, but they have long served a critical ...
On 19 February 2025, the RAeS Weybridge Branch hosted Rear Admiral David Snelson CB FNI, recounting the story of the five ...
The historic airfield near Salisbury that was built by First World War German prisoners of war was on the verge of being ...
A former member of the RAF is appealing for the public’s help to save a unique ... is believed to be one of the very few surviving First World War aircraft maintenance sheds – possibly the only one.
"In 1946, the RAF were invited to tour America to fly the flag. When I found out I was chosen I said, 'me?'," he recalled. "I flew in a plane as a passenger with a sick bag at the back. When we ...
The US Air Force initially plans to induct six for these AI-enabled F-16s.
The Shahed is a WW1 aircraft in terms of performance, puttering along at around 120 mph with the distinctive engine sound which has given it the nickname ‘moped.’ Individually Shaheds are easy ...
A fighter jet made from recycled plane parts is now operational, after more than two years of repairs, the U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday. The F-35A warplane has been dubbed "Frankenjet ...
He served with the 625 Squadron of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and flew ... His Lancaster Bomber crew were hit by anti-aircraft fire, which put his rear gunner out of action, and his ...
RAF fighter jets based at Lossiemouth have been scrambled and circled around Scotland to confront an unidentified aircraft after receiving an alert from NATO. A plane left from Brize Norton this ...