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Man re-arrested on child pornography charges at Winnipeg air force base
A man has been taken back into custody, months after he was arrested at a Winnipeg air force base on a charge of invitation ...
NATO's big $1.4 trillion bet is seeing long-ignored air defenses coming back in a big way
NATO members have pledged to bring defense spending to 5% of GDP, with NATO's chief saying it will be used for a fivefold ...
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RAF Will Open Competition to Replace Hawk T1 and T2 Jets
Defence minister Maria Eagle confirmed to Parliament that a competition will be opened to replace the venerable British-designed training jet, also used ...
Royal New Zealand Air Force establishes first dedicated space unit
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has established its first dedicated space unit, within a squadron that hasn’t been active ...
The UK is bringing nuclear bombs back to its air force, a Cold War-era practice that it shut down in the 1990s
The UK said it's buying 12 F-35As to restore the Royal Air Force's ability to conduct nuclear attacks.
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A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force
Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using ...
High-flying husband and wife are BOTH in race to be the next chief of the Royal Air Force
A HIGH-FLYING husband and wife are in the race to be the next chief of the Royal Air Force, ‘we can reveal. Air Marshal Al ...
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UK F-35 buy paves way for a return to warplane-based nuclear deterrent
A dozen jets of the A variant will bring dual-capable aircraft to the Royal Air Force, allowing Britain to partake in NATO's ...
RIAT 2025: US Air Force add aircraft to RAF Fairford event
In addition to the USAF aircraft this week, RIAT’s management team confirmed that the Italian Army will be in attendance with their UH-169B on static display, as well as the Gulfstream G600, Pilatus ...
Air force to get new eyes in the sky
ROME: Malaysia will acquire two maritime patrol aircraft for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) under a venture with ...