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The Royal International Air Tattoo is moving from RAF Fairford to MOD Boscombe Down for the 2027 airshow and future events https://t.co/SMG0CqdOOb

Image credit: Royal International Air Tattoo

#riat #raffairford #modboscombedown #airshow #aviation #riat27

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Airbus Helicopters has two new kids on the military block, the H160M and H175M, which could revolutionise the French military. Chris Croot brings us a capability update https://t.co/z5AKGs8Lnt

Image credit: Airbus Helicopters

#h160m #h175m

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Two newly published US Government reports on Operation Epic Fury (OEF) have revealed official figures for the first time on US losses of aviation assets during the war with Iran https://t.co/zCWDgF6put

Image credit: IRGC

#attritionreport

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A summer of wildfires across the United Kingdom has prompted efforts to implement a firefighting capability for the RAF https://t.co/mW5HdUoybL

Image credit: AS1 Natalie Adams RAF/UK MOD Crown Copyright

#aerialfirefighting #chinook #a400m #aviation #avgeek

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Test your knowledge of the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker https://t.co/GGQueG7L6I

Image credit: Ukrainian Air Force

#sukhoisu27flanker #aviation #avgeek

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The UK Government announced on October 20, 2026 that it is to send additional military support to Saudi Arabia, including Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons, in light of Houthi attacks https://t.co/DnKyHYLm6z

Image credit: Sgt Phil Dye/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2026

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The first Lockheed Martin F-16D Block 72 Fighting Falcon destined for Morocco has flown https://t.co/iLxE2GVJef

Image credit: Lockheed Martin

#lockheedmartinf16 #fightingfalcon #rmaf #aviation #avgeek

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The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) SH-2G(I) Seasprite is a vital shipborne asset, but replacement looms. Charles Mason visits the unit and talks with the outgoing-CO of No.6 Squadron https://t.co/JBi8v8N5rF

Image credit: New Zealand Defence Force

#rnzn #seasprite

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Try our E-4 Quiz https://t.co/sxVgrhmQPt

Image credit: US Air Force/Staff Sgt Joshua Hastings

#e4b #e4a #doomsdayplane #aviation #avgeek

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The future introduction of a boom air-to-air refuelling capability to the Royal Air Force (RAF) has been confirmed by the UK government https://t.co/kBqMinaf9p

#boomaar #aviation #avgeek #raf

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The RAF Hawk is dying and needs replacing. Jon Lake looks at the options to replace them https://t.co/oO7SlcSiuC

Image credit: Royal Air Force

#hawkt1 #redarrows #hawkt2 #aviation #avgeek

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New orders and ambitious upgrades have transformed the outlook for the Eurofighter Typhoon, whose prospects have seldom looked brighter, as Jon Lake reports https://t.co/MULNHqSkMM

Image credit: Eurofighter GmbH

#eurofightertyphoon #aviation #avgeek

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Alan Warnes visited the Swedish Air Force’s 100th anniversary show https://t.co/GGO4DGw9Ch

Image credit: Saab

#swedishairforce100thanniversaryairshow #avgeek #aviation

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UPDATE on the RAF Hawk T2 crash and pause to flying following the recent accident https://t.co/essumKGaIN

Image credit: Crown Copyright/Cpl Paul Oldfield

#hawkt2crash #rafvalley #aviation #avgeek

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Alan Warnes visited the Swedish Air Force’s 100th anniversary show https://t.co/SjLmfZs1EN

Image credit: Saab

#swedishairforce100thanniversary #malmenairshow #aviation #avgeek

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The first two F-35As JF-510 and JF-512 for the Finnish Air Force arrived at their new home, Rovaniemi https://t.co/iuh1hAGZuq

Image credit: Finnish Air Force

#jf35 #finnishairforce #aviation #avgek

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Babak Taghvaee focuses on the fate that has befallen the 11th Tactical Fighter Squadron based at Tehran-Mehrabad International Airport https://t.co/j0ONoq52mp

Image credit: Babak Taghvaee

#mig29fulcrum #iranwar #aviation #avgeek

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A tender to replace the RAF’s fleet of Hawk T1 and T2 trainers has finally been launched by the UK Ministry of Defence https://t.co/kf5ApwCHvU

Image credit: Dylan Eklund

#hawkt2 #hawkt1 #raf #aviation #avgeek

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Canada’s first F-35 undertook its maiden flight on September 23, 2026 https://t.co/QAj3uY1dp7

Image credit: German Embassy Washington via X

#f35lightningii #luftwaffe #rcaf #aviation #avgeek

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A Royal Air Force Hawk T2 crashed shortly after take-off from RAF Valley, Anglesey on September 23, 2026
https://t.co/essumKGaIN

Image credit: Crown Copyright/Cpl Paul Oldfield

#hawkcrash #hawkt2 #rafvalley #aviation #avgeek