Short SC.7 Skyvan (c/n SH.1954, G-BEOL, formerly JA8803 of the Japan Maritime Safety Agency), taxiing after landing at Kleine-Brogel Air Base, September 2015. The story that led to the development of the Short SC.7 Skyvan, […]
On 19 June 1937, the Airspeed Oxford, a British twin-engine training and transport aircraft, performed its first flight. The aeroplane was developed by Airspeed, following the British Air Ministry Specification T.23/36, and based on the […]
On 12 June 1930, the Handley Page Heyford biplane bomber successfully completed its maiden flight. In 1927, the British Air Ministry issued Specification B.19/27 for a new night heavy bomber intended to replace the Vickers […]
The UK Space Agency recently announced that, thanks to an agreement signed between the UK Government and the US commercial space company Vast, British astronaut John McFall has the opportunity to become the first person […]
Project NYX is the British Army’s concept demonstrator programme, launched in November 2025 by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in cooperatioon with UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) as the delivery agent. The initiative aims to […]
On 1 May 1912, the Avro Type F, a pioneering British aircraft, successfully performed its maiden flight. The Type F was a light, mid-wing monoplane powered by a single 35 hp Viale radial engine. The […]
On 17 April 1934, the prototype of the Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber performed its maiden flight, with test pilot Chris Staniland at the controls. In 1933, the Fairey Aviation Company initiated the development of a […]
On 3 April 1933, two Westland aircraft, the PV-3 and the PV-6, successfully performed the first-ever flight over Mount Everest as part of the Houston–Mount Everest Flight Expedition. Although flying over the highest mountain on […]
On 27 March 1994, the Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon performed its maiden flight, piloted by chief test pilot Peter Weger. The history of the European-developed 4th-generation air-superiority fighter officially began in 1985, with a multilateral agreement […]
On 6 March 1936, Avro Anson, a new British twin-engine military aircraft, entered operational service with No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. The Anson was developed in the mid-1930s, in response to the […]
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