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…
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Topics about the Royal Air Force (RAF), the air arm of the British Armed Forces.
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…
British F-35Bs land for the first time on HMS Queen Elizabeth
For the very first time, F-35B Lightning II fighter jets of the Royal Air Force and the Royal…
RAF Red Arrows join USAF Thunderbirds in stunning NYC flypast
The British Royal Air Force “Red Arrows” Aerobatic Team, led by the United States Air Force “Thunderbirds” Air…
RAF deploys Chinook helicopter to prevent dam from collapsing
A Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter has been deployed to assist with the reinforcement of a dam about…
Hungary to take over NATO Baltic Air Policing leadership
The Hungarian Air Force is preparing to take over the leadership of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission…
Last farewell flyover marks end of RAF Tornado career
The RAF Panavia Tornado GR4 will be permanently retired from active service in March 2019. As homage to…