Despite being design as an airborne early warning, the Searchwater 2000 on board the Royal Navy (RN) Sea King Mk7 helicopters has been playing a critical over land surveillance role in Afghanistan.
Rafales made emergency landing in Malta
Two Rafales had to make an emergency landing in Malta on Thursday night after one aircraft developed technical problems.
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RAF Tornado nearly collided with Swedish Gripens
An RAF Tornado almost collided with two Swedish Gripen fighters RAF Lossiemouth in Moray in October last year.
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MALD-J tested on B-52
The Raytheon Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) has been test-fired from a B-52 for the first time earlier this month.
U.S. warplanes still flying strike missions over Libya
A U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) spokeswoman confirmed that American warplanes are still carrying out strike missions over Libya and out of the 801 sorties so far, 132 actually dropped ordnance.