Noticing a NOTAM was in place for landings on the beach at MoD Pembrey sands, Wales, on the 27th and 28th July, we watched in anticipation to see if there would be any action on this austere landing location. On the 27th ADSB-Exchange was showing a pair of Luftwaffe A400Ms crossing southern England heading west towards Wales. One descended into Cardiff Airport whilst the other headed towards Pembrey Sands. After watching the pair complete several passes over the beach, the de

Often operating in the harsh conditions of the north Atlantic, Royal Navy Merlin HM.2 helicopter crews describe the tactics and technology they use in the ‘cat and mouse game’ of hunting submarines, using dipping sonar and sonobuoys to locate and track the subs. The experts in anti-submarine warfare are the sailors of 814 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) – nicknamed ‘The Flying Tigers’ with their aircraft adorned with a fierce tiger motif. 814 NAS ‘The Flying Tigers’ Royal Naval Air

Exercise Pinion Titan was the largest British Army aviation deployment since 2003 with the assets from RNAS Yeovilton, RAF Odiham gathering at Wattisham Flying Station, Suffolk at the beginning of November 2025. Over the course of the exercise up to 50 helicopters participated including Wildcats Mk.1s, AH-64E Apaches and Chinooks. In addition to the Army Air Corps (AAC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) helicopters the Aviation légère de l’armée de Terre 3e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de

As with every year The Royal International Air Tattoo delivers in the quality of the aircraft involved and manages to bring together a variety of aircraft to the Gloucestershire base that could not be seen at any other airshow in the world. The main operational theme of RIAT 2025 was ‘Eyes in the Skies’ with intelligence gathering, maritime patrol and search and rescue aircraft from both military and civilian operators being in the static and flying displays. Eyes in the skie