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Historic
Aerial recce Vulcans and Victors
How did NATO keep tabs on the Soviet Navy in the Cold War? With the radars of the Victor and Vulcan bombers, as Andrew Thomas reveals
Meteor NF.11 completed at Old Sarum
Meteor NF.11 WD686 after restoration at Old Sarum. HUGH TREVOR-BDAC...
Seaplane replica taking shape in Denmark
The fuselage framework of the Tekniske Museum’s FF.49C project...
Italian amphibian to fly in Germany
SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera N918NS is a recent arrival at Paderborn....
Military
Lockheed Martin awarded $10.8bn F-22 contract
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $10,8bn indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract on November 5 by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre for Advanced Raptor Enhancement and Sustainment (ARES) for the F-22 Programme Office
Incredible C-130J image among winners of 2021 RAF photo competition
After receiving nearly 1,500 submissions, judges of the 2021 Royal Air Force Photographic Competition have chosen their winners.
Lockheed RB-69A: the spy plane the CIA used over China
The little-known RB-69A was used by the CIA and Republic of China Air Force to mount covert overflights across mainland China. Dr Kevin Wright explores the career of the USAF type that never was
Commercial
Il-80 and Il-82 command post upgrades
Russian News Agency TASS reported on May 30, that initial experimental...