ROYAL AIR FORCE TYPHOONS INVESTIGATE RUSSIANS OVER BLACK SEA
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have interrupted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft’s path towards NATO airspace on the Thursday 23rd August 2018. Launching from…
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RAF MARKS 100 YEARS WITH DAY OF CENTREPIECE CELEBRATIONS
One hundred days after the RAF’s official 100th birthday on 1 April, the RAF will mark 100 years of operations today with a series of…
LEONARDO SIGNS FIVE-YEAR SUPPORT CONTRACT WITH UK MOD FOR PRE-FLIGHT THREAT SIMULATION EQUIPMENT FOR MULTIPLE UK AIR PLATFORMS
• Leonardo will provide 5 years support for its sophisticated threat simulation and ‘capability assurance’ equipment already in operation with UK Typhoon, Tornado, Merlin, Wildcat,…
HISTORIC TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT PLANNED FOR NEW ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT
The UK is the lead customer for the next-generation aircraft which will be known as the Protector RG Mk.1 when it enters service in the…
Britain’s most advanced jets F-35B Lightnings II making way across Atlantic
The first of Britain’s next-generation fighter jets have taken off from the United States and are flying over the Atlantic Ocean towards RAF Marham. The…
Successful first live firing of Brimstone missile by RAF Typhoon
The first live firing of MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon has been successfully completed as part of ongoing development work to significantly…
Lockheed F-35 Lightning II’s UK arrival moves closer with contract award
The contract worth more than £80m (US$102.2m) has been awarded to Lockheed Martin to deliver the initial training, engineering, maintenance and logistics support for the…
Successful Brimstone Weapon Integration Flight Trials continue for Typhoon
A further series of flight trials of Eurofighter Typhoon with the low-collateral, high precision MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface weapon have been successfully completed at BAE Systems’…
Eurofighter Typhoon’s RAF check out Russian Aircraft Carrier
Typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby have been monitoring the Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, as it sails through UK waters on its way home to…
RAF Typhoons Monitor Russian Aircraft Carrier
Typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby have been monitoring the Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, as it sails through UK waters on its way home to…
RAF Amputee ‘Reaches for the Sky’
A Royal Air Force airman who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident has become the first amputee to fly solo in a Spitfire since…
Operational evaluation commences for RAF Typhoon fleet enhancements under project Centurion
An initial phase of enhancements to ensure that the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet is ready to take on the role currently performed…