Though most of World War II was fought in the air with aircraft powered by piston engines, the last year of hostilitieswitnessedthe entry on both sides of the newly developedjet engine, which by the early 1960s had almost entirely ousted the piston engine in the RAF. The great increase in...
RAF airborne warning and control crew members arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown, north of Sydney, in July 2018, to begin conversion to the RAAF's Boeing E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. The RAF is seeking to replace its airborne warning and control system...
Aside from the RAF, Indra supplies radar solutions for other NATO nations. The company has to date delivered more than 50 radars to several countries globally. In September 2018 Indrareceived a contractto provide its early warning Lanza 3D Radar solution to the Royal Thai Air Force. According t...
Eleven minutes after the AAR, a bomb bay fire warning and underfloor smoke warning were reported. Smoke entered the aircraft’s cabin. Within a minute the aircraft de-pressurised as fire breached the pressure hull. The crew donned their oxygen masks. The aircraft turned towards Kandahar, the cr...
Formidable, likewise with cruisers and destroyers, were sent to intercept them. When the forces met in the morning of March 28, off Cape Matapan, theVittorio Venetoopened fire on the lighter British ships but was soon trying to escape from the engagement, for fear of the torpedo aircraft ...
One of the main concerns around decommissioning the C-130J is the modifications it has received for special forces missions, including laser warning and night-vision systems. The particular value of this aircraft to the UK special forces’ ...
(worseningpolitical situationinEurope) ThisledtotheRAF having9,000 operational aircraftand 40,000aircraft engagedintraining andnonoperational dutiesby1936 InterWarYears HighSpeedFlight wasnotneglected SchneiderTrophy won 1927 1929 1931 (speeds281-340mph) Thisledtothe development ofthe Spitfireand Hurricane ...
The Boeing E-3 Sentry, known as AWACS, is an airborne early warning and control aircraft. Derived from the Boeing 707, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control, and communications, and is used by the United States Air Force, NATO, Royal Air Force, French Air Force, and ...
Indications from Berlin are they are happy with the bombing results but the Fuhrer is not at all happy with the aircraft and pilot losses. For today, seven viable targets for today’s raids. Only one of them is in LF2’s area of operations, though, which will limit my choices ...
Despite the raging battle, few actual aircraft were shot down; several sported damage, but nothing that could keep them out of action for more than an hour or two. The RAF came out on the short end, as Luftwaffe pilots claimed six RAF fighters shot down, while the RAF claimed none. ...