The Royal Air Force played a key role in the recent week-long exercise Med Strike, a core element of Operation HIGHMAST, an eight-month deployment focused on the Indo-Pacific region.
Ascent Flight Training has been awarded a £300 million contract to significantly enhance training at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose and Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has unveiled its new ‘StormShroud’ autonomous collaborative platforms (ACPs), equipped with BriteStorm, Leonardo’s latest electronic warfare payload.
The United Kingdom's Military Aviation Authority has officially issued a Military Type Certificate (MTC) to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 uncrewed aircraft.
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a five-year contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to maintain and service the EJ200 engines that power the Royal Air Force’s Typhoon aircraft.
At the heart of the StormShroud capability is the Tekever AR3, a proven tactical uncrewed aerial system (UAS) that supports advanced electronic warfare missions.
Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) was awarded a £7 million contract in 2023 to deliver the VMT, with a two-year lead time to acceptance into service.
Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled three times in as many days this week from Malbork Air Base, Poland, to intercept Russian aircraft departing Kaliningrad airspace near NATO territory.
British F-35 Lightning jets will embark on a major deployment with HMS Prince of Wales next week as part of a milestone mission aiming to achieve full operating capability.
The Royal Air Force has launched Operation Highmast as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group’s (UK CSG) most ambitious deployment since 2021.
On 26 March, RAF Benson marked a historic moment as Puma helicopters departed on their farewell flight around the UK, drawing to a close more than five decades of operational service.
Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets have arrived at the 22nd Air Base in Malbork, Poland, to begin their role in NATO’s enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission.
Categories:
