Tag: Royal Air Force
UK names 7th Poseidon MPA after Canadian Victoria Cross recipient
The UK’s seventh Poseidon MRA Mk1 maritime patrol aircraft will be known as ‘William Barker VC’ in honor of the Canadian pilot...
Major international air drill Blue Flag kicks off in Israel
Fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft from Israel, Germany, Italy, India, France, the UK, the US, and Greece kicked off Israel’s biennial Blue Flag...
Royal Air Force Typhoons train in Egypt for first time in...
Royal Air Force Typhoons currently deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean have taken part in the Egyptian Air Force hosted exercise Bright Star.
UK F-35Bs in buddy-buddy refueling debut with US Super Hornet fighter
F-35B Lightning fighters from the Royal Air Force's 617 Squadron have completed the first-ever air-to-air refueling with a US Navy F/A-18E Super...
Royal Air Force retires E-3D Sentry fleet after 30 years of...
The Royal Air Force formally decommissioned its E-3D Sentry airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft fleet in a ceremony on September...
Royal Air Force receives sixth Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
Royal Air Force base Lossiemouth welcomed its newest Poseidon Mk1 maritime patrol aircraft, ZP806, on September 21.
The...
Royal Air Force stands up second Protector RPAS squadron
The second Royal Air Force squadron to operate the new Protector RG Mk1 aircraft has been revealed as XIII Squadron.
UK invests £628M in C-17 and Chinook upgrades, Typhoon training systems
The Royal Air Force fleets of C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft and CH-47 Chinook helicopters are getting capability upgrades through contracts worth almost...
Pre-production Protector RPAS flies in UK skies for first time
A pre-production example of the Royal Air Force's new Protector remotely piloted aircraft has taken to the UK skies as part of...
Canadian Hornets take over NATO air policing in Romania from British...
The Royal Air Force detachment deployed to Romania for the NATO enhanced Air Policing Mission has been relieved by their Royal Canadian...
