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The Royal Air Force has backed a British firm to develop a new aircraft that can be converted from basic trainer to aggressive fighter by swapping engines and wings. Suffolk based Aeralis was given £200,000 by the RAF to develop its ‘modular’ two -seater aircraft that will come in one of three variants depending on … Read more
RAF C-17 Globemaster III transport plane makes emergency landing at Birmingham Airport after ‘smoke entered the cabin’ The C-17 Globemaster III transport jet left RAF Brize Norton this morning The aircraft made a precautionary landing at Birmingham airport around noon The massive transport jet landed safely and was parked near the terminal By Darren Boyle … Read more
Huge explosion is heard over Cornwall from ‘Sonic boom caused by RAF jet’ as shocked residents tell how houses shook A number of locals took to social media to report hearing noise in Bude today Some told how their houses shook following the incident at around midday Sonic boom occurs when an object travels through … Read more
Boris Johnson got the all-clear to visit Scotland today from police after independence-supporting nationalists tried to report the Prime Minister for breaching lockdown rules. Police Scotland said it had received several complaints after the Prime Minister flew from London in an RAF jet to Glasgow in defiance of Nicola Sturgeon’s warning to stay away. But it … Read more
Meet the RAF’s new ‘loyal wingman’: Prototype of high-speed unmanned drone designed to fly alongside fighter jets bringing extra tech and weaponry into war zones goes into production A £30million Government investment is in place to start production of a prototype of the potentially game-changing fighter aircraft It will be armed with surveillance and electronic … Read more
Eleven RAF troops are arrested on suspicion of taking cocaine… but military police wait FOUR days to test them for drugs (by which time traces of any illegal substance are hard to detect) The troops were taken into custody after commanders broke up a private party in an accommodation block MoS understands they were celebrating … Read more
Amateur pilot will appear in court accused of landing £2m private plane at Prince William’s former RAF base without permission because he ‘wanted to go to the beach’ Civil Aviation Authority has named the pilot as Richard Charles Priestley Wood He allegedly flew 300 miles from Surrey to fighter pilot training base in Wales Pilot set … Read more
A widow suing for £400,000 after her RAF officer husband fell 20ft to his death from a hotel window at a friend’s wedding has today won her fight for a payout from the hotel’s owners. Sergeant Christopher James suffered fatal head injuries when he hit the pavement after slipping from the ‘very low’ window sill … Read more
Amateur pilot will appear in court accused of landing £2m private plane at Prince William’s former RAF base without permission because he ‘wanted to go to the beach’ Civil Aviation Authority has named the pilot as Richard Charles Priestley Wood He allegedly flew 300 miles from Surrey to fighter pilot training base in Wales Pilot set … Read more
Amateur pilot will appear in court accused of landing £2m private plane at Prince William’s former RAF base without permission because he ‘wanted to go to the beach’ Civil Aviation Authority has named the pilot as Richard Charles Priestley Wood He allegedly flew 300 miles from Surrey to fighter pilot training base in Wales Pilot set … Read more