Antonov An-225 Mriya blasts off perimeter fence of RAF Brize Norton
On June 24, 2021, Antonov An-225 Mriya departed Karachi, in Pakistan en route to RAF Brize Norton, with…
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Topics about the Royal Air Force (RAF), the air arm of the British Armed Forces.
RAF F-35Bs land on HMS Prince of Wales for the first time
As the warship began sea trials, a squadron of Royal Air Force and Royal Navy F-35B Lightning II…
RAF Typhoon Litening III pod mistakenly destroyed during testing
A Litening III Reconnaissance Pod was destroyed after falling from the belly of a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon…
Russia suspected of jamming RAF aircraft out of Cyprus
RAF flights have recently been disrupted by GPS interference near Akrotiri base, in Cyprus. The British military accuses…
Royal Air Force to bid farewell to Sentinel reconnaissance aircraft
The Royal Air Force officially retired its fleet of five Raytheon Sentinel R1 reconnaissance aircraft, which became redundant…
“Make your own jet”: Royal Air Force funds Aeralis three-in-one trainer
Aeralis, a London-based aircraft developer, wants to produce a training aircraft that can be transformed into three different…
RAF C-17 Globemaster makes emergency landing in Birmingham
About 20 minutes after taking off from RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), United Kingdom, a Royal Air Force C-17…
UK selects loyal wingman drone for RAF
Spirit AeroSystems was selected to develop and manufacture a prototype of the UK’s loyal wingman drone.The company was…
Amid lockdown, pilot lands at RAF base to “see the beach”
A British court fined a 60-year-old pilot, Richard Wood, for flying in and out of a closed Royal…
London and Cambridge startled by RAF Typhoon’s sonic boom
Around noon on January 12, 2020, a number of British citizens were surprised by the sound of a…
WW2 female pilot Eleanor Wadsworth dies aged 103
Eleanor Wadsworth was one of the last women to have served in the Air Transport Auxiliary of the…
Royal Air Force plane completes special task in Sarajevo Airport
A United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) C-17 Globemaster arrived in Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), the main international…
RAF P-8 Poseidon submarine hunters arrive in definitive base
After being temporarily based in Royal Air Force Station Kinloss, northern Scotland, the new-generation Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime…
Fighter jets escort Ryanair flight for 3rd time in two months
Counter-terrorism police have arrested two men after Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept a…
Royal Air Force deploys P-8 Poseidon to monitor Channel migrants
The British Ministry of Defence announced that the new P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft of the Royal Air…
RAF P-8 Poseidon monitors Russian warship for maiden mission
A P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out its first mission by…
Ireland considers first fighter jet acquisition in 45 years
Currently, Ireland relies solely on the British Royal Air Force to defend the sovereignty of its airspace. This…
NATO fighters intercept Russian bombers three times in one week
In recent days, multiple flights of Russian long-range aircraft near the British identification zone have put the Royal…