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The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), or the Red Arrows, will downsize from nine jets to seven jets for most displays until at least 2030 in a conscious effort to conserve spares and flight hours for their Hawk T1 aircraft. The traditionally nine aircraft team, which has been maintained almost continuously since 1966, will […]
As the conflict in Vietnam raged, the UH-1 Huey was modified into a gunship, but the ubiquitous helicopter was slow and underpowered at times, thus prompting the need for a dedicated attack aircraft. Bell Helicopter had anticipated the eventual need for a pure attack helicopter and had already started research and development even before the […]
One of the Hürjet prototypes was spotted while flying with underwing weapon pylons, possibly hinting at TAI’s intention to pitch the jet in the highly competitive light attack aircraft market. An image of a Turkish Hürjet prototype emerged on May 19, 2026, flying with underwing weapon pylons, suggests a weaponized variant might be in the […]
In 2023, a U.S. Air National Guard F-16CM shot down a UAP, or unidentified aerial phenomenon, over Lake Huron. Newly released footage appears to show that the object was likely a balloon. On Feb. 12, 2023, a U.S. Air National Guard F-16C shot down an “unidentified object” in the Canadian airspace above Lake Huron. At […]
The British Army, leading NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, transformed the former Jubilee line platforms at Charing Cross Station – 86 feet below the streets of central London – into an operations nerve centre staffed by five hundred personnel. Exercise Arrcade Strike, the latest in a long line of exercises testing the readiness of the […]
The first of three RAF E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft has arrived at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland for test and evaluation trials prior to entering squadron service. The aircraft was flown to the airbase by a mixed crew of personnel from Boeing UK and the RAF, with the arriving jet then greeted by a member of […]
The 2026 edition of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) has been cancelled following discussions with the Royal Air Force and the U.S. Air Force regarding uncertainty over access to RAF Fairford. Following rumors a possible cancellation, the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises has confirmed that the 2026 edition of the Royal International Air […]
Four SPEAR 3 missiles were carried on board an F-35B from the Integrated Test Force at NAS Patuxent River earlier this year, marking the first time that the new weapon has flown on the fifth generation aircraft. The long awaited news of SPEAR 3’s first flight test on the F-35B – which took place on […]
Just over a month after the first test, the A-10C is now flying in the Middle East with the new Probe Refueling Adapter which allows it to refuel from the HC-130J with the probe and drogue system. The U.S. Air Force has released the first photos showing the A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jet using the […]
A year after the announcement of the collaboration, GA-ASI has flown an MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft with LoyalEye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods designed by Saab. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Saab announced the first flight of the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) equipped with the new Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods. The milestone follows […]