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Military aircraft operate from several bases in Norfolk and Suffolk, including the RAFs F35 Lightning IIs at RAF Marham, and US Air Force Strike Eagles at RAF Lakenheath. Their presence in Norfolk skies has even been felt by the Queen when she is in residence at Sandringham.  The Queen visited the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth at the weekend ahead of an overseas deployment which will include the Marham-based jets.    Captain Angus Essenhigh (left), Commodore Steve Mo...

Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces A view from the cockpit of the U-2 Dragon Lady as it flies over the USS Roosevelt during Northern Edge 21. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Beale AFB) The high-end realistic scenario of Northern Edge 21 allowed testers to assess the behaviour of new systems and upgrades before their fielding to frontline u...

Air Force Could Ditch Oldest F-35 Jets as Part of Fighter Downsizing, General Says U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-35A Lightning II dedicated crew chief, signals to the pilot during pre-flight checks at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 25, 2021. (Amber Litteral/U.S. Air Force) 24 May 2021 The U.S. Air Force could retire some of its older-model F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, which are used for training, over the next decade in favor of acquiring the most adv...

The world’s first electric flying race car, the Airspeeder Mk3, debuted at the Goodwood Speed Week in prototype form

Eagle II Soars at Northern Edge 21 Photo By Alejandro Pena | A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle assigned to the 53rd Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base,...... read moreread more Photo By Alejandro Pena | A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle assigned to the 53rd Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., takes off in support of Northern Edge 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 12, 2021. Approximately ...

Hamas Should Be Scared: Israels Strike Eagle Fighter is Straight Up Fearsome If Israel purchases more F-15s, it will almost certainly end up flying the platform for the better part of a century. Heres What You Need to Remember: The Strike Eagle’s performance in the Gulf War stirred Israeli interest. The Gulf War had not exactly gone as planned for Tel Aviv, which had been bombarded by Scud missiles launched by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.  A long-range fighter would be a necessary weapon ...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Military personnel from six countries rounded up nine days of the Astral Knight 21 air and missile defence exercise in several locations in...

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By Garrett Reim2021-05-19T23:53:00+01:00 At its Northern Edge 21 exercises in Alaska, the US Air Force (USAF) tested the F-15 conducting an electronic attack to clear a path for a Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter. The test reveals how the USAF may use its legacy fleet of Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles, as well as its new F-15EXs Eagle IIs, in coordination with its stealth aircraft for air strikes deep into enemy territory. The F-15 used the BAE Systems AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Su...

This is the Airspeeder Mk3; the world’s first electric flying racing car. Once considered the work of science fiction, the company is now ramping up production to launch the first races in the second half of this year. Airspeeder’s sister company, Alauda Aeronautics, is currently building 10 examples which will compete in remotely piloted races first – although it is already planning a series of piloted events in 2022 if the concept works. The Airspeeder is built around a carbon fibre tub...