Shackleton AEW.2 - Cold War ‘Sentinel’
Group Captain David Greenway (ret’d), a former Shackleton pilot and commanding officer of 8 Squadron, talks to Dr Kevin Wright about the Shackleton AEW.2 in RAF service.
How a forgotten base saved RAF bombers
The residents of the East Yorkshire village of Carnaby have started a campaign to commemorate their airfield. Chris Gilson went to see how a forgotten base is being remembered
BLACK HAWKS FOR AFGHANISTAN
THE US PLANS to transfer as many as 169 refurbished UH-60 helicopters...
Argentine Air Force marks Falklands War anniversary
The Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA, Argentine Air Force) commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Falklands War (known locally as La Guerra de las Malvinas) on May 1.
US to provide Afghanistan with Black Hawks
THE UNITED States plans to deliver up to 159 refurbished UH-60A...
Flying in Carolyn Grace's incredible Spitfire
The Grace Spitfire has been a popular airshow attraction for decades – but now passengers can seize the opportunity of a flight in the legendary fighter. Steve Beebee visits its owners at Sywell and straps in for the trip of a lifetime
How India is keeping its SEPECAT Jaguars flying
From modest beginnings in the early 1960s as an advanced trainer, the Anglo-French SEPECAT Jaguar matured into a formidable fighter-bomber and eventually became something of a Cold War icon. It remains one of the Indian Air Force’s most important strike assets.
RAF Maritime Shackleons - ’Growlers’ on the Prowl
The different variants and operational service of the RAF’s maritime Shackletons are detailed by Dr Kevin Wright.
DESERT STORM A-10 OPERATIONS
’Tankbuster’, ‘Warthog’ or just plain ‘Hog’. Call it what you will, the A-10 lived up to its rough and rugged nicknames in the first Gulf War, as Dr Kevin Wright explains.
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As the latest fifth-generation platform, the Lockheed Martin F-35 is in use globally for international partner airforces, from the United States Airforce (USAF) to the RAF and the Australian airforce, the sixth-generation fighters are already on the drawing board.
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International forces around the world are deploying military aircraft manufactured in France, Russia and America including aircraft from Saab, France’s Dassault Rafale, Russian Mig-29s and the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, which it will operate for years to come.
What will also be flying well into the next decade is the USAF’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter. The next decade will also see the USAF’s newest stealth bomber, the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider enter service, while the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber will be in its seventh decade of operational service after refurbishments and restorations. This page is the only place you need to be to find out all the latest news on retirements and new deployments.
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