Tag: Royal Air Force

UK’s New Medium Helicopter Program Left With One Bid as Airbus and Sikorsky Withdraw

As the deadline to submit bids for the United Kingdom’s New Medium…

The Panavia Tornado Turns 50 Today: the History of the Variable Sweep Wing Bomber

Aug. 14, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of the Panavia Tornado’s first…

British F-35Bs Deploy on Air Policing Mission for the First Time

Four F-35Bs of 617 Squadron have deployed to Iceland to begin a…

The de Havilland Comet at 75: From Troubled Jetliner to Military Icon

July 27, 2024 marked the 75th anniversary of the first flight of…

Royal Navy’s 809 Naval Air Squadron Completes First F-35 Flight

After reforming in December 2023, 809 Naval Air Squadron has now flown…

The Eurofighter Typhoon Turns 30

The first Eurofighter development aircraft, DA1, performed its maiden flight on March…