There's no doubt the US Air Force knows what it's doing with its awesome imagery, spitting out jaw-dropping photo after jaw-dropping photo. But it's not just the Americans that can do Top Gun badassery, cue the Royal Air Force. I think I've just found my new desktop background. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jules62:
"Top Gun (ie: United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program) specializes in teaching air to air combat aimed at creating 'ace' fighter p..." More »
Supervillains of the world, take note: there's a RAF airbase up for sale on eBay, and it's a steal at just £2.5 million. Oh, and it's even got a massive underground bunker. Chequebooks out and form an orderly queue, please. Read More >>
In what historians are calling the aviation equivalent to finding King Tut's tomb, a World War II fighter plane has been found in the Sahara desert 70 years after it crashed. Even more impressive, the plane is perfectly preserved—it hasn't been touched and hasn't even been seen until now. Read More >>
Featured comment by snapper.fishes:
"Well that was a pretty bad way to go. Probably would have been easier if the plane just blew up and took him along with it." More »
A series of unfortunate events: a confused helicopter pilot accidentally gives a signal that he's been hijacked. British RAF fighters are scrambled so quickly to shoot the thing down, they go supersonic. Brits down below fear explosions and earthquakes. Boom. Read More >>
Featured comment by tsjmcgrath:
"My dad - who works for BAE - was excited by this news. We heard it on the radio (in the car), where he shouted "Yes!", and kind of raised his clenched..." More »
Apparently we're not taking the defense of this year's Olympics lightly. The RAF is in full alert, ready to intercept anything that flies off their planned path or into prohibited air space. The Battle of Britain 2!Read More >>
Featured comment by Glenbot3000:
"hmph, didn't really consider this. if your presumptions are right (which I suspect they are on reflection), then I agree that it's the only course of ..." More »
After the Royal Air Force gave G-Shock the skinny on the various functions it needs from a watch, the "Gravity Defier" GW-A1000RAF-1AER was born. We sat down with Flight Lieutenant Nathan Jones to discuss his involvement on the project, and find out why he deemed compasses, torches and locator beacons surplus to an RAF pilot's requirements. Read More >>
Featured comment by psikat:
"Well, the price placed it at the top end of the G-Shocks and brings in a wide range of other watches to consider. I hope this watch has a proper screw..." More »
One of the things I love computers for is how they have democratised the access to things that once were only attainable by a very few. This World War II short film called The German is a perfect example. Read More >>
After seeing long-range surveillance's effectiveness during the first Gulf War, the UK acquired Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) technology and integrated it into its all-seeing Sentinel surveillance system. Read More >>
If you were to poke your nose around the door of some fashionable London boutiques -- Howies, Albam, Fred Perry - you might encounter a jacket made with a mysterious material called “Ventile”. First developed for the World War II, this stuff is waterproof, windproof and 100 per cent breathable, which makes it perfect for the unpredictable British weather. Read More >>
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