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Written by admin on March 9th, 2009
The RAF's Nimrod spy plane fleet is to be partially withdrawn from overseas operations until early summer to undergo safety modifications, the defence minister says. An inquiry into a 2006 Nimrod crash in Afghanistan, which killed 14 people, recommended the replacement of fuel seals and engine bay hot-air ducts to improve ...
Written by admin on February 20th, 2009
A TEAM of specialists at radar station RAF Fylingdales is tracking the debris clouds formed by the collision of two communications satellites, thought to be the first-ever crash between two intact orbiting spacecraft. The only base in the UK which is actively monitoring it, they are attempting to assess the risk ...
Written by admin on February 17th, 2009
Four British-made Jaguar ground attack aircraft of the Indian Air Force landed here on Monday to participate in the second edition of the air war exercise codenamed Dakshin Prahar. They belong to the IAF’s “Wolf Pack” squadron which bears the motto “In Courage Resides Victory”. Air Vice-Marshal and Senior Staff Officer, Southern ...