A line of English Electric Lightning F6 fighter aircraft, from No. 5 Squadron RAF, was primarily designed as high-altitude interceptors for the RAF. 1984.

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Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MK fighter jets. The photo was taken at the Kauhava Airfield in Finland during the Lentäjien Juhannus event on June 23, 1995.

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New additions to the Argentine Navy are the Beechcraft B-200M “Cormorant” aircraft of the Naval Aviation Command.

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Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flying in formation. Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flying in formation.

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Aviation Ordnancemen load a MK 122/ BLU-117 aircraft bomb onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, prior to an air power demonstration over the Gulf of America launched from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), June 10, 2026.

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New Zealand to purchase five MH-60R Seahawk helicopters following $1.5 billion US approval.

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2 F-22s and a B-2 flying along the coast of Hawaii.

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A U.S. Navy F-35C from Strike Fighter Squadron 86 “Sidewinders” prepares to launch from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Pacific Ocean, June 16, 2026.

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Several Tupolev Tu-22M3 are on the runway. The Tupolev Tu-22M (also known as Backfire) is a long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by Tupolev for the Soviet Air Force. The aircraft is currently in service with the Russian Air Force and Russian Naval Aviation.

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Su-34 Fullback’s air intake, Lipetsk-2 Air Base,

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Northrop YB-49, (P1), an experimental flying wing jet bomber developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s.It was powered by eight Allison TG-180 turbojet engines, providing a maximum speed of 493 mph. The prototype was a jet-powered development of the earlier propeller-driven Northrop YB-35, (P2). only two prototypes were built, and the program was canceled in 1949, with the remaining aircraft ordered to be dismantled.

 

English Electric Canberra in formation with two Hawker Hunters, 1983

 

Vickers Valiant bombers, the first of Britain's "V-bomber" force designed for nuclear deterrent missions during the Cold War. The image shows a line-up of these bombers, likely at RAF Gaydon in the mid-1950s. The Valiant first flew in 1951 and entered service in 1955, featuring a high-mounted swept wing and four Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines. The entire fleet was grounded and retired in January 1965 due to structural failures.

 

Forty years have passed since the Spanish Navy accident during a landing of a Navy Bell AH-1 helicopter against the antenna tower of the Spanish Carrier 'Dédalo'. The four crew members died. The tail became trapped between the masts and had to be removed at the Rota base.

 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, prepares to land on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea.

 

Brazilian Air Force conducts Meteor Missile firings with Gripe E during the BVR-X Technical Exercise, at Natal Air Base in Rio Grande do Norte in November 2025

 

North American FJ-3’s launching during USS Forrestal CVA-59’s shakedown cruise, February 1956. Note the jet blast deflector is different from modern day versions. It raised and lowered vertically and was later replaced.

 

F-8J Crusader of VF-194 on the flight deck of USS Oriskany Oct 1970.

 

The Romanian Air Force retired its upgraded MiG-21 LanceR fleet in 2023, transitioning fully to the USAF-designed F-16 Fighting Falcon. When comparing the modernized LanceR-C to the F-16, the F-16 is a significantly more capable, versatile, and structurally advanced aircraft in all combat scenarios.

 

The Marine Corps' BoeingDefense BAESystemsAir AV-8 Harrier fleet has been finally retired, leaving the Italian and Spanish navies as the last bastions for this magnificent aircraft and brilliant British invention.

 

In 1978, the Royal Navy ceased steam catapult launches from Aircraft Carriers, when the last ever Plane, an F4K Phantom, was launched from HMS ARK ROYAL. A few hours earlier the last Buccaneer was launched too.