Planespotting: RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, home of the USAF After years spent years following and spotting United States Air Force aircraft on training sorties across North Wales,… byAlec WignallApril 8, 2022
Lockheed Martin unveils the US Navy’s next Doomsday plane Lockheed Martin has revealed the appearance of the EC-130J TACAMO, the next aircraft to be used by the… byValius VenckunasApril 6, 2022
On this day: 104 years of the Royal Air Force On April 1, 1918, 104 years ago, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service… byAlec WignallApril 1, 2022
French Air Force retires last Transall transport aircraft After 59 years of service, the French Air Force is retiring its last C-160 Transall transport aircraft. … byClément CharpentreauMarch 15, 2022
A variety of historic and military aircraft flypasts for Australia Day 2022 Historic and military aircraft can be seen flying past in various parts of Australia today as the country… byJean Carmela LimJanuary 26, 2022
A modified C130-J Hercules proves instrumental in RAAF Tonga mission A specially-modified Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules transport aircraft has proven to be instrumental in Tonga… byJean Carmela LimJanuary 25, 2022
C-130 on floats: Can we expect a seaplane renaissance? The idea of converting the Lockheed C-130 Hercules into a seaplane is almost as old as the aircraft… byValius VenckunasDecember 23, 2021
What makes Wales’s Mach Loop so popular with military plane spotters? Any resident of North Wales will tell you that even the most silent, peaceful of days can suddenly,… byAlec WignallDecember 23, 2021
Why will the RAF retire Typhoons with over half their useful life left? The Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 aircraft being retired in 2025 will have average flying hours… byVictoria BryanSeptember 10, 2021
RAAF plane flies to Pakistan to rescue stranded Afghans A Royal Australian Air Force plane flew to Islamabad, Pakistan, to rescue 92 Afghans. They are Australian visa… byJean Carmela LimSeptember 10, 2021
Royal Air Force satisfied with Airbus A400M, confirms C-130 Hercules retirement After reviewing the evacuation of Afghanistan by the Royal Air Force, named Operation Pitting, the British Chief of… byClément CharpentreauSeptember 3, 2021
France and Germany formalize bi-national transport squadron The Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, and her German counterpart, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, signed an agreement on… byClément CharpentreauSeptember 3, 2021
Aircraft join ‘race against’ time to find missing Indonesian submarine Indonesia has launched a vast air and naval operation to locate its KRI Nanggala submarine, which disappeared with… byClément CharpentreauApril 23, 2021
Qatar Emiri Air Force performs impressive “elephant walk” Very popular in the United States, the exercise known as the “elephant walk” consists of rolling a large… byClément CharpentreauDecember 17, 2020
From Classic to Super: Blue Angels switch Hornet For their 75th anniversary, the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy aerobatic team, said farewell to the F/A-18 Hornet. They… byClément CharpentreauNovember 9, 2020
F-35B crashes after mid-air collision with KC-130 while refueling A United States Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet crashed after colliding with a KC-130J tanker during an air-to-air… byClément CharpentreauSeptember 30, 2020
Airbus A400M Atlas achieves first operational airdrop The French Armed Forces General Staff revealed that an A400M Atlas achieved its very first Air Delivery on… byClément CharpentreauOctober 1, 2019
Airbus A400M achieves successful helicopter refueling [Video] Airbus and the French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) have successfully achieved the first helicopter flight refueling test… byClément CharpentreauSeptember 25, 2019