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The Royal Air Force has said goodbye to the Panavia Tornado in a farewell tour of the UK which took place over the last 3 days. Originally designed as a low-level penetration bomber and strike fighter for the Cold War, the Tornado has been in service with the Royal Air [read more]
Ove the next 3 days the Royal Air Force is carrying out a farewell tour of the UK with 3 RAF Tornados. The Panavia Tornado, affectionately known as “Tonka”, has been in service with the RAF in various forms for nearly four decades and it was Britains front line Cold [read more]
The Royal Air Force (RAF) will be carrying out a farewell tour of the UK next week as it marks the end of service for the Tornado fast jet. The times have been announced! Full timetable here The Panavia Tornado, affectionately known as “Tonka”, has been in service with the [read more]
The Lithuanian Air Force will be making its UK flying debut in 2019 at the Royal Navy International Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton. Previously only sending static aircraft, the Lithuanian Air Force will this year be flying an L-39C Albatross jet trainer at the air show. It will be accompanied [read more]
Swedish aviation and defence company Saab has sent a stinging letter to the Defence Select Committee complaining about the Ministry of Defence (MOD) after it entered talks with US rival Boeing over the future Airborne Early Warning (AEW) platform for the UK. The contract to replace the ageing Boeing E3-D [read more]
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is close to signing a deal worth $2.6bn for six Boeing E7 Wedgetail aircraft according to sources within Whitehall. The Airborne Early Warning & Command aircraft will join the Royal Air Force as a direct replacement for the ageing Boeing E3 Sentry fleet based at [read more]
Airbus is considering making a military version of the Airbus A320neo commercial airliner. The A320M3A (Modular Multi-Mission Aircraft), as it would be designated, would be offered to air forces looking for a multi-mission aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) roles. The aircraft would be capable being outfitted with modular roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) payloads [read more]
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed that a deployment of three Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook helicopters are now operational in Mali supporting French counter-terrorism forces. The helicopters from RAF Odiham in Hampshire will provide logistical support to French combat forces conducting counter-terrorism operations as part of Operation Barkhane. The [read more]
The US Department of Defense has approved funding to acquire property and develop military construction projects at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. The United States National Defense Authorization Act 2019, which was signed into law on Monday, allocates over $79,000,000 for US Navy projects in the UK following the decision last year [read more]
The Ministry of Defence is preparing to sell RAF Scampton, home of The Red Arrows, as part of a plan to cut costs across the defence estate. The Lincolnshire base is earmarked for sale by 2022 along with North Yorkshire air base, RAF Linton-on-Ouse which is currently used as a flight [read more]
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