A new book is being launched at Liverpool’s Alamein Barracks on May 29th – “Joining Forces” is a compilation of stories and poems volunteered by people all over the UK. It will raise funds for Operation Shoebox, the charity which…

A new book is being launched at Liverpool’s Alamein Barracks on May 29th – “Joining Forces” is a compilation of stories and poems volunteered by people all over the UK. It will raise funds for Operation Shoebox, the charity which…

The Indian Navy is scheduled to receive 2 more P-8Is by end of 2013. The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft arrived on schedule, at India Naval Station Rajali. The P-8I is one of…

The last A-10 Thunderbolt II tactical sortie in Europe was launched from SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS). The airframe belongs to the 52nd Fighter Wing’s 81st Fighter Squadron, which will be retired in June this year. In the sortie, the…

Winner to be announced during Dubai Air Show In 2012 a sunset image of a Eurofighter Typhoon, returning to its base at RAF Coningsby from a training sortie, won amateur photographer Gaz West international acclaim and the title of Eurofighter…

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia on May 14. The launch of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator is the…

The prototype laser system has destroyed eight small-caliber rocket targets in flight at a range of approximately 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) in tests conducted in March and April 2013. Lockheed Martin is developing the transportable, ground-based ADAM laser system to…

Boeing is providing an upgraded communications system for U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers that will enable aircrews to send and receive information via satellite links. This will allow crews to change mission plans and retarget weapons in flight and better…

The final flight of the X-51A Waverider test program has accomplished a breakthrough, reaching Mach 5.1 over the Pacific Ocean on May 1 a little after 10 a.m. Pacific Time. The cruiser traveled over 230 nautical miles in just over…