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WEBRAF News. Top stories. RAF 60 Second Update. 11 Sep 2024. InsideAIR Podcast Episode 94: 'Ready to Fly and Fight' Listen to this week's InsideAIR podcast where the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton discusses what it means to be ready to fly and fight. 09 Jul 2024. Paratroopers dropped over France to mark D-Day 80.
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RAF's Wedgetail flies in the UK for the first time
WEB6 days ago · The RAF’s Wedgetail E7 AEW Mk1 aircraft has taken its maiden test flight from Birmingham Airport in the UK.
RAF 60 Second Update | Royal Air Force
WEB2 days ago · 25 Sep 2024. We’re back with the latest RAF 60 Second Update from the RAF Police Military Working Dog Trials at RAF Honington. In this episode:. Wedgetail, the UK's newest Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, has completed its maiden UK test flight. Teams battle for ‘Top Dog’ at the RAF Police Military Working Dogs Trials.
Plane spotters flock to watch 'Cobra Warrior' at RAF Waddington
WEBSep 19, 2024 · A major military exercise involving more than 50 aircraft is in full swing at RAF Waddington. Cobra Warrior – which has attracted spectators from around the country – is designed to train RAF ...
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 a...
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022 - BBC
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...
Battle of Britain planes grounded after pilot killed in Spitfire ... - BBC
WEBMay 27, 2024 · The RAF has temporarily grounded the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight following the death of a pilot in a crash.
Boeing completes milestone first flight of UK E-7 Wedgetail
WEB4 days ago · Boeing has completed the first functional flight of the UK’s E-7 Wedgetail, a development in the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) advanced Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) programme.
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 ...