Tag: Royal Air Force
UK, German Typhoons intercept Russian jets in first joint NATO mission
On March 14, UK and German Typhoon fighters were sent to intercept a Russian plane in the vicinity of Estonian airspace in...
First Red Flag of 2023 starting with some 100 aircraft in...
Fighter jets from three countries have gathered in Nevada ahead of the start of this year's first Red Flag training event.
Draken begins Honey Badger red air services for Royal Air Force
A Draken Europe L-159E Honey Badger aircraft has delivered the first Operational Readiness Training sortie as part of the interim red air...
UK takes takes delivery of three more F-35B fighters
The Royal Air Force and Royal Navy have taken delivery of another three F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant Joint...
Royal Air Force Typhoons, F-35s launch record 53 ASRAAMs in missile...
Royal Air Force Typhoon and F-35B Lightning jets recently carried out their largest ever mass firing of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles...
Royal Air Force takes delivery of first MQ-9B Protector RPAS
The first Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system was officially handed over to the Royal Air Force after it completed...
UK paratroopers test A400M Atlas as their new jump aircraft
British Army paratroopers made the first low-level parachute descents from the Royal Air Force’s A400M Atlas C Mk1 as the aircraft develops...
US, Royal navies sink retired US Navy frigate in North Atlantic
Ships and aircraft from the UK and the US fired a range of missiles at the ex-USS Boone during the Atlantic Thunder SINKEX.
Chile commissions two former British E-3D Sentry aircraft
The Chilean Air Force has officially inducted the two E-3D Sentry aircraft Chile bought from the UK Royal Air Force in January...
Royal Air Force’s VIP fleet reaches full capability with delivery of...
The Royal Air Force’s newest aircraft type has reached full-service capability with the delivery of a second Envoy IV CC Mk1 jet...