Alan Kenny was at Bruntingthorpe Airfield to witness the sad retirement of an iconic all-British aircraft. Words by Dave Allport. ROYAL AIR Force/101 Squadron VC10 K3 ZA147 ‘F’, the last of the type airworthy anywhere in the world, completed its…

The U.S. Air Force has completed the first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight. Two U.S. Air Force test pilots in a ground control station remotely flew the QF-16, which is a retired F-16 jet modified to be an…

Scorpion development started in January 2012. A demonstration aircraft is in the test phase with the first flight scheduled by the end of the year. Cessna and Bell Helicopter parent company Textron and partner AirLand Enterprises unveiled a prototype intelligence,…

The Indian Defence Ministry has been given the go-ahead for the purchase of six more C-130J “Super Hercules” aircraft from the US. The Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister A K Antony has approved a deal worth over Rs…

SOS: Italian Helicopter Rescue Operations from the Mediterranean Sea to Mont Blanc The subject of Italian helicopter rescue is seldom covered, so one could say this title is somewhat specialist…but it also fills a gap in the market. This book…

The Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency has announced the Czech Republis has decided to extend the lease of 14 JAS Gripens for another 14 years. According to Czech Defence Minister Vlastimil Picek the Czech Republic has tentatively negotiated an…

The 809 Naval Air Squadron is to be resurrected as the first Royal Navy unit to fly the Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The fifth-generation stealth aircraft will be operated from the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class carriers that are…

The Bell Boeing V-22 Program has successfully completed an initial test of the V-22 Osprey performing as an aerial refueling tanker. Adding this capability to the tiltrotor aircraft would further advance its versatility in combat, humanitarian and ship-based operations. The…