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NEWS IN BRIEF

SPANISH CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES Miguel Ángel Sanz Bocos, the...

P-39 almost ready

The team at Pioneer Aero putting the finishing touches to the...

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Waging war from ‘GOAT ISLAND CITY’

US Navy pilots joined Italy’s fight against Austro-Hungarian...

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BRIEFING FILE

Under the skin of aviation technology and tactics The...

RHAPSODY IN PR BLUE

MIKE SHREEVE For possibly the first time, two Spitfire PRXIs...

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CSG21: Task force integrates with allies in the Mediterranean

HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group have integrated with allies for exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, during which the aircraft carrier’s embarked F-35B Lightning IIs conducted operations with French Fleet Air Arm-operated Rafale Ms

Air Warrior Podcast Episode 4

While defence procurement enjoyed a bumper week, Modern Military Group Editor Alan Warnes speaks with Aero Vodochody on its L-39NG military jet trainer to learn more about the latest developments from the programmes and potential new markets for the aircraft

RAF Chinooks record 3,000 flight hours in Mali operations

Boeing Chinook HC5/HC6/HC6A heavy-lift tactical transport helicopters assigned to the RAF’s No 1310 Flight have recorded 3,000 flight hours in support of the French-led Operation Barkhane in Mali

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Latest West Atlantic Freighter

CIVIL NEWS The fourth Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted...

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RAF Crews Begin Poseidon Adventure

Training of RAF personnel on the Boeing P-8A Poseidon has begun...

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Cold War Cockpits to Morayavia

The cockpit of Avro Vulcan B.2, XH563, is one of three recent...

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Auckland Airport – Pacific Powerhouse

Chris Fram e details the past, present and future of the underdog...

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UK Declares F-35 IOC

The UK has become the fourth nation to achieve F-35 initial operational...

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