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Royal Air Force Puma 1971-2025: The End of an Era
After 54 years of continuous service, the RAF’s Puma fleet is set to retire today, ending a remarkably active career. On Mar.
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Our Top Gun carrier pilots don’t work for the Navy. We should fix that, as we did in the 1930s
Comparisons between now and the 1930s are rife these days. There’s economic anxiety and global instability. There’s a threat of war. There’s hesitant rearmament here in Britain.
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RAF using Argentine aircraft from Falklands War.
The Royal Air Force is for the first time using the ... The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire, who commanded a Harrier squadron in the Falklands campaign, has been ...
10 Of The Worst-Looking Planes To Ever Hit The Sky
Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes ...
When Was The Last Real Dogfight? (And Why It Doesn't Really Happen Anymore)
It's unusual to see aircraft dogfighting across the skies, but that doesn't mean the practice has stopped completely.
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Horizon Aircraft Expects Growing Interest From The Military and Defence Sector in The eVTOL Sector
In July 2024, Horizon Aircraft appointed Phil Kelly as Senior Vice President Business Development. His military experience includes flying Sea Harrier FA2, Harrier GR7/9A and F/A-18E/F aircraft to ...
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Mastering Shipbuilding Management speakers
Peter started his career as an aero-systems engineer in the Royal Air Force attaining the rank of Air Vice-Marshal. He served in many different capacities ranging from Officer Commanding Engineering ...
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Poultry producers hear cutting-edge research at annual seminar
He joined the RAF and was in the Royal Air Force for 10years where the day job was a Harrier pilot, before retiring back to the family farm in late 1989, which he and his wife Helen took over. The ...