British jets are attacking a major column of Iraqi troops heading south out of Basra. Harriers and Tornados flying out of Kuwait were striking the armoured convoy of up to 120 vehicles.

But union chiefs have warned that with that work now winding up, and no similar orders outstanding, “essentially production has stopped for British-built Typhoon aircraft”. The factory ...

LONDON, February 3. /TASS/. British Typhoon fighter jets on Thursday were scrambled to escort two Russian Tu-95 bomber aircraft, the Royal Air Force told TASS. "Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon ...

ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH — The British Royal Navy has spent five years getting used to operating aircraft carriers again after a brief but notable absence of carriers from the fleet.

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Getty Images Air France and British Airways each had seven Concorde planes In November 1956 he became chairman of the newly formed Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee, or STAC. Britain and ...

The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II.

An aircraft carrier’s island is the structure that rises above the flight deck and is one of the vessel’s most important areas. British Queen Elizabeth-class ships have two. One of the island ...