RAF's Wedgetail flies in the UK for the first time
WEB1 day ago · The RAF’s Wedgetail E7 AEW Mk1 aircraft has taken its maiden test flight from Birmingham Airport in the UK.. This marks an important milestone in the delivery of this cutting-edge Airborne Early Warning and Control capability (AEW&C). Currently unpainted, the aircraft undertook what is known as a Functional Check flight, which tests flying control, engine, and avionics systems following the ...
Key E-7 Wedgetail facility officially opened by the RAF
WEB2 days ago · 20 Sep 2024. A key facility that will be used to maintain the E-7 Wedgetail fleet has been officially opened by the RAF at a ceremony in Scotland. The new structure, located at RAF Lossiemouth, sits alongside the Atlantic Building, from which the UK’s fleet of nine Poseidon MRA Mk1 aircraft already operate. As the world’s most advanced ...
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Plane spotters flock to watch major RAF exercise - Yahoo
WEB2 days ago · Eleanor Maslin - BBC News and Amber Macey - BBC News. September 19, 2024 at 3:48 PM ... A major military exercise involving more than 50 aircraft is in full swing at RAF Waddington.
Multibillion-pound RAF fighter jet Tempest unveiled ahead of …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · The UK’s future flagship jet – known as Tempest – is set to be a sixth-generation stealth aircraft, equipped with advanced weapons and radars, with the ability to fly at supersonic speeds in ...
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022
WEBSep 14, 2023 · A Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned. The pilot fired two missiles, the first of which missed rather than...
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022 - BBC
WEBA Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned. The pilot fired two missiles, the first of which missed rather than...
Typhoon jets and RAF troops sent to Black Sea 'in face of Russian ...
WEBMar 26, 2022 · Typhoon jets and Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel are being deployed to a country bordering Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. Four jets, based at RAF Coningsby, and 150...
RAF set to name non-pilot as chief for the first time in its ... - Sky News
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Air Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, an engineer, is set to be named as the next Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), according to four defence and Whitehall sources. If this is confirmed, he will replace Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, who …
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