The Royal Air Force announced on 27 September, that a prototype of the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mark 2 has made its first ever flight aboard a RAF Typhoon… Continue reading "Prototype British Eurofighter Typhoon Radar Makes First Flight"
Airbus Helicopters announced April 19 that the United Kingdom has ordered an additional six H145 helicopters, with deliveries to start in 2025. According to Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the… Continue reading "UK Orders Six More Airbus H145M Helicopters"
The Royal Air Force has announced that integration of the Sting Ray Mod 1 anti-submarine warfare torpedo onto its Poseidon MPA1 maritime patrol aircraft is now underway. Work to adopt… Continue reading "Sting Ray Torpedo Integration On Royal Air Force Poseidons Underway"
The first of the UK Royal Air Force’s 16 new Protector Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) arrived at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, this week. The Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B) completed their… Continue reading "UK’s First Protector UCAV has Arrived at RAF Waddington"
The UK has become the first country to provide Ukraine with medium range cruise missiles. Reports this morning suggested Britain had provided Storm Shadow missiles. The UK government has subsequently… Continue reading "UK Provides Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles to Ukraine"
The UK has launched a refurbishment program for its Large Capacity Aircraft Refueller fleet. Without these vehicles, used to refuel military aircraft, then operations would grind to a halt. The… Continue reading "UK Upgrades Their Aircraft Refueller Fleet"
Two years ago the UK Ministry of Defence announced its medium helicopter program to replace the Puma. It has now been reported that the requirement has been delayed and this… Continue reading "Delays To UK’s Puma Replacement Tender But Ajax Trials Restart"
Official British government sources revealed that China may have recruited as many as 30 former military pilots from the United Kingdom to help instruct flyers of the People’s Liberation Army… Continue reading "UK Government Responds to Reports of Former British Pilots Training Chinese Pilots"
The Royal Air Force said on Monday that it had halted flight operations at RAF Brize Norton due to “extreme temperatures”, with aircraft now using alternatives to the United Kingdom’s… Continue reading "“Extreme Temperature” Halts Flight Operations At RAF Brize Norton"
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the latest European flying service to trial electrically powered aircraft as basic flight trainers. During a series of tests in late 2021 and early… Continue reading "RAF Latest Air Force to Trial Electric Aircraft"