A new exhibition has opened at the Fleet Air Arm Museum to present development of the two new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and their capabilities for the 21st Century. The aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of…

During three weeks of flight testing, Boeing and Northrop Grumman demonstrated improvements that make the jet much harder for radar to detect and give it significantly more combat range. Through 21 flights that took place in St. Louis and Patuxent…

The Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) completed its 500th vertical landing August 3. Sea Trials, known as Developmental Test 2 (DT-2) are scheduled to begin for the F-35B variant onboard the USS WASP. DT-2 is the second of…

Part of an initiative to protect GPS technologies on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the Navy recently conducted tests to demonstrate how miniaturised GPS protection devices can prevent interruption of this mission-critical global positioning data. From July 10 to 24,…

The first production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter for the Turkish Air Force (TAF) has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN9, took off from Seville, Spain, at 13:56 local…

Disney’s Planes movie hits the UK cinemas on August 16 and is sure to be a hit with kids aged three to 103. AirForces Monthly’s Editor, Gary Parsons, had an opportunity to speak with the movie’s director, Klay Hall, who…

The U.S. Navy has flown on a Boeing EA-18G Growler to test a new sensor system and data network upgrade. The flight test demonstrated how the enhanced technologies would allow aircrews to locate threats more quickly and accurately. The secure,…

The Navy has signed a $2 Billion order with Boeing for 13 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes long-lead funding previously approved by the Navy. The aircraft will be used for the continued modernisation of the U.S. maritime patrol fleet…