Sourced : Aviationist By David Cenciotti On Mar. 27, the UK MoD (Ministry of Defence) has announced that four Typhoon combat planes, belonging to the 3 (Fighter) Squadron will fly from RAF Coningsby to Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in southeast Romania, to support NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission from May to September 2017. During QRA tasks… Continue reading RAF TYPHOONS TO DEPLOY TO ROMANIA TO PROVIDE AIR POLICING IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
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ROYAL NAVY TO LOSE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES IN 2018 AND BE LEFT ONLY WITH NAVAL GUNS
Sourced : The Telegraph By Ben Farmer Royal Navy warships will be left without anti-ship missiles and be forced to rely on naval guns because of cost-cutting, the Ministry of Defence has admitted. The Navy’s Harpoon missiles will retire from the fleet’s frigates and destroyers in 2018 without a replacement; while there will also be… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY TO LOSE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES IN 2018 AND BE LEFT ONLY WITH NAVAL GUNS
TYPHOON JETS SCRAMBLE FROM SCOTLAND TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS
Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept two Russian bombers close to UK airspace. Aircraft from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were also launched as a “precautionary measure”. It is understood the Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers did not enter UK airspace but flew from Norway and… Continue reading TYPHOON JETS SCRAMBLE FROM SCOTLAND TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS
FIRST SEA LORD EXPERIENCES F-35B SIMULATION
With the Introduction to Service of the F-35B Lightning II jets starting to ramp up, and the first carrier construction at an advanced stage, the manufacturers Lockheed Martin brought a cockpit demonstrator to London. The demonstrator provided visitors with the unique opportunity of flying the aircraft and seeing its capabilities first hand as well as… Continue reading FIRST SEA LORD EXPERIENCES F-35B SIMULATION