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Twin Mustang prepared for post-restoration flight

Tom Reilly’s remarkable North American XP-82 Twin Mustang 44-83887...

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Work progresses on Manchester’s Avro RJX-100

Avro RJX-100 G-IRJX during July’s aviation weekend at Manchester....

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Statue of Capt Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown unveiled

The new statue of Capt Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown at Edinburgh Airport....

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NIPPONESE WAR PRIZES

JAPNESEVICTORIES IN MALAYA THE PHILIPINES AND DUTCH EAST INDIES...

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From The Lake

Frank B Mormillo profiles a World War Two fighter that’s flying...

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The story behind Qatar's Dassault Rafale DQ/EQ fleet

The Qatar Emiri Air Force is currently undergoing what is probably the most dramatic expansion programme that many of us have ever seen. This programme will result in an almost unbelievable increase in aircraft numbers, as well as a quantum leap in capability - as we explore

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An operational overview of Spain's now-retired Hercules fleet

The end of 2020 saw the retirement of the Spanish Air Force's military air-transport and air-to-air refuelling fleet. After almost half a century of service, we say farewell to Spain’s iconic C/KC-130 Hercules

An in-depth look at Airbus' Future Jet Trainer

Airbus is developing a new-generation advanced jet trainer for Spain, but how will this future platform fare on the export market, with air arms starting to look at the recapitalisation of their training fleets across the globe? We investigate.

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Commercial

Greece upgrading F-16s

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $996.77 million irm-ixedprice Foreign...

QintetiQ retires Gazelles

One of QinetiQ’s unique blue and white Gazelle HT3s, ZB625,...

E-Jets milestone

Air Astana’s initial E190-E2 in its snow leopard livery, designed...

Blooming Chinese drones

There are numerous Chinese medium-altitude long-endurance UAVs...

New Flankers, upgraded Flankers and a Backfire’s maiden flight

RUSSIA A SIGNIFICANT proportion of the active Tu-22M3...

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