Britain’s newest aircraft carrier will be stranded in Portsmouth until May next year after a second flood wrecked the vessel’s vital electrical systems. HMS Prince of Wales has been banned from setting sail from its home port on safety grounds after thousands of gallons of sea water poured into the vessel’s engine room for more … Read more
RAF scrambles Typhoon jets to intercept two Russian Bear aircraft spotted near UK airspace in the North Sea RAF Typhoons intercepted a pair of anti-submarine TU-142 Bear F aircraft today The Russian craft were skirting UK airspace over the North Sea around 9am An RAF Voyager jet joined the Typhoons to provide them with air-to-air … Read more
RAF scrambles Typhoon jets to intercept two Russian Bear aircraft spotted near UK airspace in the North Sea RAF Typhoons intercepted a pair of anti-submarine TU-142 Bear F aircraft today The Russian craft were skirting UK airspace over the North Sea around 9am An RAF Voyager jet joined the Typhoons to provide them with air-to-air … Read more
£6.4bn Navy aircraft carriers ‘won’t be able to do their job’ because of penny-pinching, MPs say In a scathing report, ministers were accused of a ‘debilitating lack of clarity’ MPs also warned of ‘disturbing lack of information’ on F-35 Lightning II jet costs Meg Hillier said UK has ‘two world-class aircraft carriers with limited capability’ MoD … Read more
The US Air Force’s top secret stealth spy drone dubbed the ‘Great White Bat’ could have broken its cover, thanks to the quick reactions of a California man who’s believed to have snapped the first ever picture of the classified aircraft. A craft matching the description of the bat-wing RQ-180 was pictured soaring over Edwards … Read more
Risk of coronavirus exposure on commercial aircraft ‘virtually non-existent’ – even if they’re FULL – according to a Department of Defense study carried out on United planes It’s claimed the study is the ‘most comprehensive on cabin airflow done to date’ Tests were conducted over 38 hours of flight time and 45 hours on the … Read more
Risk of coronavirus exposure on commercial aircraft ‘virtually non-existent’ – even if they’re FULL – according to a Department of Defense study carried out on United planes It’s claimed the study is the ‘most comprehensive on cabin airflow done to date’ Tests were conducted over 38 hours of flight time and 45 hours on the … Read more
Just nine orders for commercial aircraft placed globally last month, making it worst August ever By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 27 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 27 September 2020 Just nine orders for commercial aircraft were placed globally last month, making it the worst August ever. The figure represented … Read more
Royal Navy aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth could set out on its first mission with more American than British planes on board HMS Queen Elizabeth could deploy around 20 US F-35 jets under one scenario The Ministry of Defence is expected to rely on US jets to fill a gap in numbers Number of F-35s which … Read more
A pilot of Britain’s first-ever military aeroplane has survived a crash following a mock dogfight between British and German World War aircraft. The airman, Matthew Boddington, was taken to hospital after his replica of the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c crashed this morning in Sywell aerodrome in Nottinghamshire. His wife, Diane, told MailOnline: ‘Matthew was the pilot involved in … Read more