The Whirlwind was a heavily-armed, single-seat, twin-engine fighter designed for high performance, with great attention paid ...

LONDON—The design of the fighter aircraft at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) needs to have “full-spectrum” ...

RAF Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemmingway, the last known surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, died peacefully Monday at home in his native Dublin, Ireland. He was awarded the ...

Relatives of the man in charge of protecting south-east England during the Battle of Britain have led a memorial service to mark its 85th anniversary. Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park took charge of ...

The radar screens at RAF Fighter Command headquarters painted a chilling picture on August 18, 1940. Multiple formations of German aircraft approached from different vectors across the English Channel ...

New munitions-related facilities to support the Air Force’s F-35A fighter program are being planned at RAF Lakenheath, the largest U.S. base in the United Kingdom.

At Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire-the beating heart of British vintage aircraft flying-the whine and roar of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines marked the 85th anniversary of the start of the Battle of ...

British RAF fighter jets have conducted an air defence mission over Poland in response to Russian drone incursions over Nato airspace, according to the Ministry of Defence. Russia has repeatedly ...

A garland of poppies is cascading from the wings of a Second World War Spitfire at Bentley Priory Museum to commemorate the 85th anniversary of ...