Military aviation news

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order for six more Airbus H145 Jupiter Helicopters as it continues its renewal of its rotary aircraft. The new aircraft are set to be deployed to Cyprus where they will undertake emergency response duties and also to Brunei to support UK [read more]

Airbus Helicopters has revealed that is has reached an agreement for the acquisition of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) specialist Aerovel in a bid to boost its portfolio of unmanned tactical solutions. Aerovel produces the Flexrotor which is an unmanned vertical take-off and landing vehicle which has a max take-off weight [read more]

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has become the first nation to confirm its attendance at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2024. An RCAF CF-188A Hornet will take part in the flying display for the first time since 2018 and combines with a celebration for the Royal Canadian Air [read more]

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) has been given the Award of Honour from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP).for “an outstanding and enduring contribution to aviation, not least operating as a living memorial to aviators killed in the service of the nation”.. Office Commanding (OC-BBMF) Squadron Leader [read more]

The first of sixteen new surveillance drones for the Royal Air Force (RAF) has been delivered to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire where they will be based. The Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B) is the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the Reaper (MQ-9A) and as well as its primary [read more]

The United States Air Force (USAF) has started its latest Bomber Task Force deployment to the UK as Rockwell B1-B Lancer strategic bombers arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday. The aircraft from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas arrived at RAF Fairford early yesterday [read more]

European aerospace giant Airbus has broken ground at the site if its new A400M maintenance centre in Wunstorf. Tbe site at Wunstorf Air Base, which is home to the German Air Forces A400M transport fleet, will start maintaining A400Ms from mid 2027 and employ around 300 people. The ground-breaking ceremont [read more]

A crash during a practice flight of the Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, has killed a 5-year-old girl on the ground. Footage of the accident shows the aircraft “Pony 4”, an Aermacchi MB-339, break off from the formation and descend towards the ground as it [read more]