A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) EA-18G Growler deploys flares during a demonstration at the Australian International Airshow in Avalon, March 26, 2025.(Photo by William West/AFP Photo)
In early April 2025, the Red Arrows practiced their aerial routines over Biograd, Croatia, taking advantage of the region’s stable weather conditions to refine their performance.(Photo by AS1 Iwan Lewis/RAF/South West News Service)
Qatari fighter jets escort the aircraft carrying U.S. President Donald Trump as it approaches Doha from Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025. The visit drew attention due to Qatar’s controversial offer of a $400 million luxury jet intended to serve as Air Force One before transitioning to Trump’s personal use.(Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP Photo)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation after midair refueling by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron over Texas, April 17, 2025.(Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonah Bliss)
Australian Defence Force personnel exit an RAAF C-17A Globemaster during a showcase at the Avalon Australian International Airshow, March 25, 2025. The event, running until March 30, is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest aviation exhibition, featuring historic warbirds, modern military jets, and over 700 aerospace exhibitors.(Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
Specialist operators clean and maintain a suspended aircraft during the annual high-level preservation at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands in Cosford, UK, March 18, 2025.(Photo by Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)
The Royal Australian Air Force’s Roulettes PC-21 team performs a formation aerobatic routine at the Australian International Airshow in Avalon, March 25, 2025.(Photo by Hollie Adams/Reuters)
SOLOTURK, the Turkish Armed Forces’ aerobatic team, performs over the Martyrs’ Monument in Çanakkale during the 110th-anniversary commemorations of the Gallipoli Campaign, April 25, 2025.(Photo by Mehmet Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A Royal Australian Air Force fighter jet releases flares during the Avalon Airshow in Australia, March 25, 2025.(Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
An RAF Typhoon creates vivid vapor trails during a training flight over RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, UK, April 9, 2025. Squadron Leader Nathan Sawyer rehearsed maneuvers at 1,500 feet ahead of the airshow season.(Photo by Caroline Haycock/Bav Media)
The Red Arrows fly over the French Alps en route to Croatia for 2025 display season training, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Iwan Lewis/Royal Air Force/CMG)
A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter flies over Cornwall to rendezvous with the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, departing on an eight-month multinational deployment, April 24, 2025.(Photo by Richard Pohle/Times Media Ltd)
Qatari fighter jets accompany Air Force One as it arrives in Doha with U.S. President Donald Trump, May 14, 2025.(Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters)
Squadron Leader Nathan Shawyer rehearses in an RAF Typhoon over RAF Coningsby, UK, May 14, 2025, after earning his Public Display Authorization. The team will perform at the Midlands Air Festival and English Riviera Airshow later that month.(Photo by Claire Hartley/Bav Media)
The UK’s Red Arrows and Italy’s Frecce Tricolori perform a joint flypast over Rome during King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s state visit, April 8, 2025.(Photo by Iwan Lewis/RAF, Ministry of Defence via AP Photo)
