The Royal Air Force has concluded Operation Highmast, an eight-month deployment that spanned Europe, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific while demonstrating the UK’s ability to project air and space power worldwide.
Saab, Boeing and BAE Systems have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the Royal Air Force’s fast-jet trainer programme, positioning the T-7 as the core of a future training system.
The Royal Air Force is taking part in Exercise Falcon Strike 25 in Italy, a multinational live-fly operation focused on enhancing fifth-generation fighter capabilities in challenging and contested environments.
Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have been providing air support to the Jordanian Armed Forces as part of ongoing coalition operations aimed at countering Daesh.
Boeing is promoting its T-7A Red Hawk as a contender to replace the Royal Air Force’s ageing Hawk T1 and T2 aircraft, according to Flight Global.
On 16 October, the Turkish Ministry of Defence confirmed the signing of an agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence to purchase twelve Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft.
Two Royal Air Force surveillance aircraft flew a 12-hour mission on Thursday 9 October 2025, patrolling NATO’s eastern flank along the Russian border.
The UK Defence Ministry aims to declare full operational capability (FOC) for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet by the end of the year, but ongoing issues of availability, reliability and limited weapon options continue to challenge progress.
After 18 years of operational service, the Royal Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) has made its final flight.
ST Engineering Antycip has signed a landmark multi-year enterprise agreement with the Royal Air Force to expand access to advanced simulation technologies.
The sortie marks the RAF’s initial operational contribution to Eastern Sentry, a mission reinforcing the United Kingdom’s commitment to […]
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has completed its first ever fighter aircraft deployment to Europe in its 71-year history, with two F-15 fighter jets arriving at RAF Coningsby as part of the “Atlantic Eagles” mission.
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