BAE, Boeing and Saab team up on T-7A Red Hawk trainer bid for RAF
Saab, Boeing, and BAE Systems have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to collaborate on the United Kingdom’s…
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Topics about the Royal Air Force (RAF), the air arm of the British Armed Forces.
Babcock explores options with Uplift360 to recycle Eurofighter Typhoons
Babcock has signed an agreement at DSEI UK 2025 with cleantech company Uplift360 to explore how composite materials…
The World War II Allied ‘Ace’ pilots who became legends of the air
During World War II, allied pilots were among the most fearless and revered figures from the six-year conflict…
RAF Typhoon declares emergency over North Sea, returns to Coningsby airbase
An in-flight emergency was declared by a Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 flying over the North Sea…
C-17 Globemaster could play starring role in British F-35B’s rescue from India
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing C-17 Globemaster could play a starring role in the rescue of a…
4 charged over Brize Norton break-in with damage to RAF aircraft valued at $9.5M
Four people have been charged with offences in the UK after allegedly storming RAF Brize Norton and causing…
UK to buy 12 F-35A stealth fighters to restore airborne nuclear deterrent
The UK government has announced plans to purchase 12 new Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters in order to…
RAF tanker aircraft damaged by activists protesting the UK’s Gaza involvement
Two tanker aircraft were damaged in an incident at RAF Brize Norton, the United Kingdom’s largest air force…
RAF flypast marks 80th VE Day with Red Arrows, F-35s, and historic Lancaster
The Royal Air Force (RAF) marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day with a low-level…
Practice makes perfect: RAF conducts final rehearsal for VE Day London flypast
Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft of all shapes and sizes have conducted a final airborne rehearsal for a…
Containerized cargo air drop in the Falkland Islands makes RAF history: pictures
It has been revealed that the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has successfully carried out one of the…
RAF fighter jets scrambled 3 times in 3 days to intercept Russian aircraft
The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has deployed two Typhoon fighter jets multiple times over recent days to intercept…
UK retires most RAF Tranche 1 Typhoons amid industrial and strategic concerns
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has officially retired the bulk of its Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 fleet as…
RAF brings curtain down on 54 years of Puma flying with UK-wide flypast: video
March 26, 2025, marked the official end of Airbus Puma helicopters operating for the UK’s Royal Air Force…
Royal Family lead tributes after last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies
Members of the Royal Family have led tributes after the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John ‘Paddy’…
The stories of heroism behind World War Two’s famous aircraft wreckages
According to the Dutch government around 5,500 aircraft were lost over the country during World War Two, giving…
German Atlas A400M conducts air-to air refueling with RAF Typhoon for first time
A German Air Force Atlas A400M has conducted air-to-air refueling with a British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon…
Royal Air Force turns retired Tornado jets into parts for new Tempest fleet
In what is being described as a “first of its kind” initiative for the Royal Air Force (RAF),…