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Pictures of the last few flights of the 71st fighter Squadron at Langley AFB.

Canada will spend $9 billion to buy 65 F-35 aircraft. The sum includes associated weapons, infrastructure, initial spares, training simulators, contingency funds and project operating costs. Continue reading “Canada to buy 65 F-35s”

This BBC TV crew was at the right place and right time when the Red Arrows flew into RAF Fairford and Red One had to carry out an emergency landing due to a hydraulics problem.

QinetiQ has announced that its Zephyr solar powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Air System (UAS) has been flying for the past week, smashing a number of long-standing world records. Continue reading “Zephyr breaks world record”

A Heron UAV being used for training in Canada has crashed in southwestern Alberta. Continue reading “Canada lost Heron UAV”