Tag: RAF
Clear View of Mali
A new tool being used by RAF CH-47 Chinook crews deployed to Mali with the UK’s Operation Newcombe is the beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) capability of...
Typhoon Breeds Tempest
The three-year, $519 million (£425m) BAE Systems-led Project Centurion, has re-equipped the RAF’s Tranche 2 Typhoon fleet with MBDA’s Storm Shadow deep strike cruise...
SKELDAR R-350 flight crews pass certification in Switzerland with leading UAV training organisation RUSTA
UMS SKELDAR, the world-leader in pioneering maritime unmanned helicopters, has completed CAA-approved certification of flight crew in Switzerland, ahead of training roll-out with Swedish...
Leading Military Experts from RAF and USAF announced as Latest Speakers to join Air...
SMi reports: Senior military officials from the RAF and USAF recently confirmed to join the speaker line-up at Air Mission Planning & Support in...
UK Ministry of Defence awards Rubb Buildings Ltd with new £9.5m single source contract
North East manufacturing company Rubb has been awarded a new two-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.
The new contract will see Rubb continue...
RAF Typhoons Carry Brimstone Over Syria
Jon Lake - The RAF’s Typhoon Force has flown its first operational sortie carrying the new-to-Typhoon MBDA Brimstone 2 precision attack missile.
On 30 January, Air...
RAF Tornado Bows Out
Jon Lake - On 31 January 2019, the RAF Tornado Force flew its final operational sortie on Operation Shader - the UK element of the...
Four generations of strike fighters?
When UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced that the RAF’s F-35Bs were ready to deploy, having attained initial operating capability (IOC), he did so...
First Tranche of 18 F-35B’s for UK Nears Completion
Jon Lake - In mid-November the UK took delivery of its 17th Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning aircraft.
The aircraft was the penultimate aircraft in...
F-35 Lightning Jets make history on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Fast fighter jets are once again flying from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier as the first F-35s have landed on the flight deck of...