Fleet Air Arm

An F-35B from the UK Lightning Force enters the hover during a demonstration performed at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, during the Royal International Air Tattoo 2025. Image: Khalem Chapman

RAF’s final F-35B arrives as Defence Investment Plan delay freezes any new Lightning order

Fleet Air Arm

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Merlin Mk2 Helicopter takes off from the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth

Royal Navy expands AI predictive maintenance to fixed-wing aircraft to boost readiness

AI

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