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The best of Defence Imagery in 2021
Best of UK Defence Imagery 2021.
UK Carrier Strike Group 2021
Pictured: One of two newly qualified pilots landing an F35B Lightning Jet on board HMS Queen Elizabeth for their first time.
Today 14th August 2021, 617 Squadron welcome two more pilots to their squadrons. The both F35B Lightning Jet pilots conducted their first landing and take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.
The United Kingdom and the United States of America have been proving interoperability between their ships and strike fighter squadrons while at sea.
F-35B Lightning II jets from 617 Squadron and from United States Marine Corps VMFA 211 are embarked on the Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth and they have been conducting sorties with the aircraft of US Navy amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). Joint exercising between the UK Carrier Strike Group and the US Expeditionary Strike Group 7 have covered a rang of serials, including Naval Gunfire Support to amphibious landings, Replenishment at Sea and joint flying.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the deployed flag ship for Carrier Strike Group 21(CSG21). CSG21 will see the ship along with the Strike Group work with over 40 countries from around the world. The Strike Group will operate and exercise with other Countries Navies and Air Forces during the 7 month deployment.
The Strike Group includes ships from the United States Navy, The Dutch Navy, and Marines from the US Marine Corps. As well as UK Frigates, Destroyers two RFA supply ships and air assets from 617 Sqn, 820 NAS, 815 NAS and 845 NAS. This will be the largest deployment of Fifth Generation Fighter Jets in history.© UK MOD Crown copyright / eyevine
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Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane takes to the skies for first time after contraversial £900,000 paint job.
Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane takes to the skies for first time after controversial £900,000 paint job. Image shows RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons while refuelling with ZZ336, Vespina.
Today the newly painted RAF Voyager ZZ336, aka Vespina, took flight on its first operational sortie after its refurbishment.
Departing RAF Brize Norton, the Voyager aircraft flew up to the North Sea, refuelling Typhoons out of RAF Lossiemouth and F-35’s out of RAF Marham.
This will be only the second flight of Vespina, her first coming yesterday when flying from Marshall’s, in Cambridge, to RAF Brize Norton, her home. It will also be a showcase of her ability to conduct dual roles, transporting VVIP’s and refuelling tanking aircraft on exercise.
The F-35’s and Typhoons are currently flying as part of Exercise Crimson Ocean, which has involved the F-35’s of Number 617 Squadron operating from the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the very first time.
The Typhoon jets are operated by Number 9 Squadron, otherwise known as No. IX (Bomber) Squadron, who are a recently reformed squadron that operated the Tornado GR4 until its retirement in March last year. The Typhoons call Gotham home, Gotham currently a part of RAF Lossiemouth.
Alongside the IX Sqn Typhoons and 617 Sqn F-35’s, 1 Squadron jets also refuelled, and a single Hawk, flown by Number 100 Squadron, out of RAF Leeming, also shared the skies of the North Sea. The jet, a photo whip aircraft, while conducting essential training as part of its sortie, used the opportunity to capture some unique imagery of Vespina conducting its refuelling role.
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Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane takes to the skies for first time after contraversial £900,000 paint job.
Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane takes to the skies for first time after controversial £900,000 paint job. Image shows F-35’s, callsign Ghost, refuelling on ZZ336.
Today the newly painted RAF Voyager ZZ336, aka Vespina, took flight on its first operational sortie after its refurbishment.
Departing RAF Brize Norton, the Voyager aircraft flew up to the North Sea, refuelling Typhoons out of RAF Lossiemouth and F-35’s out of RAF Marham.
This will be only the second flight of Vespina, her first coming yesterday when flying from Marshall’s, in Cambridge, to RAF Brize Norton, her home. It will also be a showcase of her ability to conduct dual roles, transporting VVIP’s and refuelling tanking aircraft on exercise.
The F-35’s and Typhoons are currently flying as part of Exercise Crimson Ocean, which has involved the F-35’s of Number 617 Squadron operating from the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the very first time.
The Typhoon jets are operated by Number 9 Squadron, otherwise known as No. IX (Bomber) Squadron, who are a recently reformed squadron that operated the Tornado GR4 until its retirement in March last year. The Typhoons call Gotham home, Gotham currently a part of RAF Lossiemouth.
Alongside the IX Sqn Typhoons and 617 Sqn F-35’s, 1 Squadron jets also refuelled, and a single Hawk, flown by Number 100 Squadron, out of RAF Leeming, also shared the skies of the North Sea. The jet, a photo whip aircraft, while conducting essential training as part of its sortie, used the opportunity to capture some unique imagery of Vespina conducting its refuelling role.
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Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane takes to the skies for first time after contraversial £900,000 paint job.
Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane takes to the skies for first time after controversial £900,000 paint job. Image shows Flt Lt Small during a refuelling bracket in Vespina.
Today the newly painted RAF Voyager ZZ336, aka Vespina, took flight on its first operational sortie after its refurbishment.
Departing RAF Brize Norton, the Voyager aircraft flew up to the North Sea, refuelling Typhoons out of RAF Lossiemouth and F-35’s out of RAF Marham.
This will be only the second flight of Vespina, her first coming yesterday when flying from Marshall’s, in Cambridge, to RAF Brize Norton, her home. It will also be a showcase of her ability to conduct dual roles, transporting VVIP’s and refuelling tanking aircraft on exercise.
The F-35’s and Typhoons are currently flying as part of Exercise Crimson Ocean, which has involved the F-35’s of Number 617 Squadron operating from the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the very first time.
The Typhoon jets are operated by Number 9 Squadron, otherwise known as No. IX (Bomber) Squadron, who are a recently reformed squadron that operated the Tornado GR4 until its retirement in March last year. The Typhoons call Gotham home, Gotham currently a part of RAF Lossiemouth.
Alongside the IX Sqn Typhoons and 617 Sqn F-35’s, 1 Squadron jets also refuelled, and a single Hawk, flown by Number 100 Squadron, out of RAF Leeming, also shared the skies of the North Sea. The jet, a photo whip aircraft, while conducting essential training as part of its sortie, used the opportunity to capture some unique imagery of Vespina conducting its refuelling role.
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Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane takes to the skies for first time after contraversial £900,000 paint job.
Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane takes to the skies for first time after controversial £900,000 paint job. Image shows RAF pilots Flt Lt Gannon and Flt Lt Small, preparing ZZ336 for its first operational sortie.
Today the newly painted RAF Voyager ZZ336, aka Vespina, took flight on its first operational sortie after its refurbishment.
Departing RAF Brize Norton, the Voyager aircraft flew up to the North Sea, refuelling Typhoons out of RAF Lossiemouth and F-35’s out of RAF Marham.
This will be only the second flight of Vespina, her first coming yesterday when flying from Marshall’s, in Cambridge, to RAF Brize Norton, her home. It will also be a showcase of her ability to conduct dual roles, transporting VVIP’s and refuelling tanking aircraft on exercise.
The F-35’s and Typhoons are currently flying as part of Exercise Crimson Ocean, which has involved the F-35’s of Number 617 Squadron operating from the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the very first time.
The Typhoon jets are operated by Number 9 Squadron, otherwise known as No. IX (Bomber) Squadron, who are a recently reformed squadron that operated the Tornado GR4 until its retirement in March last year. The Typhoons call Gotham home, Gotham currently a part of RAF Lossiemouth.
Alongside the IX Sqn Typhoons and 617 Sqn F-35’s, 1 Squadron jets also refuelled, and a single Hawk, flown by Number 100 Squadron, out of RAF Leeming, also shared the skies of the North Sea. The jet, a photo whip aircraft, while conducting essential training as part of its sortie, used the opportunity to capture some unique imagery of Vespina conducting its refuelling role.
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2020 ROYAL AIR FORCE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION RESULTS
RAF 2020 photo competition. A F-35 Lightning Pilot from 207 Sqn - Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) at RAF Marham. OCU supports preparation for the operational missions of F-35 by providing trained personnel, teach pilots how to fly an aircraft and which tactics best exploit the performance of their aircraft and its weapons.
The F-35’s Helmet Mounted Display Systems provide pilots with unprecedented situational awareness. All the information pilots need to complete their missions – airspeed, heading, altitude, targeting information and warnings – is projected on the helmet’s visor, rather than on a traditional Heads-up Display. This approach greatly reduces the pilot’s workload and increases responsiveness. Additionally, the F-35’s Distributed Aperture System (DAS) streams real-time imagery from six infrared cameras mounted around the aircraft to the helmet, allowing pilots to “look through” the airframe. The helmet also provides pilots night vision through the use of an integrated camera.
This image was one of 900 images submitted to this year’s RAF Photographic Competition and although not placed by the judges, it highlights the exceptionally high standard of work carried by RAF Photographers over the past year.© MOD / Crown Copyright / eyevine
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FEATURE - Airman Magazine präsentiert die besten Luftaufnahmen der U.S. Air Force
PICTURE SHOWS: Royal Air Force F-35 Lightnings from RAF Marham, England, are seen flying from the window of a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during a training mission, Sept. 16, 2019. The F-35s are a vital asset of Bomber Task Force Europe, which strengthens multinational relationships and improves allied cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kelly O'Connor)
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Meet the real Top Guns.
These jaw-dropping photographs have been hand-picked by Airman Magazine, the official magazine of the United States Air Force, as the best images of the last few years.
Mainly choosing pictures from 2019, the publication has called the collection Airman Aerials, which they describe as “a photographic art gallery, featuring some of the best aerial photography from around the service in recent history.”
They explain: “Since its early days as a service, the Air Force has embraced technological advances in air and space capabilities and played an integral role as a global airpower.”
Airman Magazine is the official magazine of the United States Air Force and reports on information and news about and of interest to Air Force members and their families.
Where: Mildenhall, United Kingdom
When: 16 Sep 2019
Credit: USAF/Cover Images
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PEOPLE - Happy Birthday: Queen Ellizabeth II wird 90 Jahre alt
Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she meets wellwishers during a visit to RAF Marham, Norfolk on February 04, 2008. Marham, UK-04/02/2008
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