All UK Royal Air Force articles – Page 5
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NewsUK embarks first operational F-35Bs in HMS Queen Elizabeth work-up
Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from the Royal Air Force’s frontline 617 Sqn have performed the unit’s first landings aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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NewsWedgetail conversion work was commercially unviable, says Marshall
The UK’s Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has confirmed that it withdrew from a project to convert five Boeing 737NGs into E-7A Wedgetail surveillance platforms for the Royal Air Force due to commercial considerations.
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NewsBoeing picks STS for UK Wedgetail conversions
Boeing Defence UK has named STS Aviation Services as its conversion partner for the Royal Air Force’s future fleet of five 737NG-based E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft, after Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group withdrew from the project.
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NewsSecond UK arrival keeps RAF Poseidon fleet on target
The UK Royal Air Force’s second Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft arrived at Kinloss in Scotland on 13 March.
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NewsRAF to trial Saab digital tower technology
The UK Royal Air Force has selected Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions to conduct an operational concept demonstration of a digital tower capability at its Lossiemouth base in Scotland.
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NewsRAF welcomes first Poseidon to Kinloss base
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has moved a step closer towards reinstating its lapsed dedicated maritime patrol aircraft capability, with its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon having touched down at its Kinloss base in Scotland on 4 February.
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NewsUK orders four more H145 Jupiter training helicopters
The UK Ministry of Defence has ordered an additional batch of four Airbus Helicopters H145 Jupiter trainers for operation by the Ascent Flight Training joint venture.
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NewsRAF's first Poseidon delivered for training
Boeing has formally delivered a first P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), with the adapted 737NG to support crew training activities in the USA for the next few months.
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NewsUK F-35s make debut on new aircraft carrier
UK-owned Lockheed Martin F-35Bs have landed on the deck of the Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time, just over a year before the combination will be declared operationally ready.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Maggie Appleton chief executive Royal Air Force Museum
Maggie Appleton is chief executive of the Royal Air Force Museum, a role that encompasses her vision to inspire the public about the service’s activities using personal testimony and immersive exhibitions.
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Spear-EW concept puts UK on the offensive
MBDA and Leonardo have been contracted to test an electronic-attack development of the former's Spear air-to-surface missile for the UK Ministry of Defence.
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NewsUK signs £100m Protector test and evaluation deal
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a roughly £100 million ($123 million) contract to complete test and evaluation-phase activities on the Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system on order for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF).
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NewsSelf-protection deal safeguards RAF's Shadow fleet
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Shadow R1 fleet of intelligence-gathering aircraft is to receive a major self-protection upgrade, intended to safeguard the Beechcraft King Air 350CER-based type against attack using infrared-guided missiles.
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NewsRAF targets April 2020 for maritime patrol resumption
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is on track to restore its lapsed maritime patrol aircraft capability within the next nine months, according to Air Commodore Rich Barrow, senior responsible owner for the service’s Boeing P-8 and E-7 acquisitions.
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NewsUK details Reaper transition plan as Protector advances
The UK is planning to achieve a seamless transition in its delivery of unmanned surveillance services from the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator to the company’s more capable Protector RG1 by 2024, with flight testing of the new model now gathering pace.
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NewsRAF test pilot to fly with Virgin Orbit crew
A UK Royal Air Force (RAF) test pilot will be seconded to support Virgin Orbit’s small satellite launch activities, with a successful candidate to fly on board its modified Boeing 747-400 platform, named “Cosmic Girl”.
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NewsRIAT: UK takes wraps off unmanned LANCA concept
Three bidders have been selected to pursue a UK demonstration-phase contract for an unmanned lightweight affordable novel combat aircraft (LANCA) capability.
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NewsRIAT: How Typhoon updates put Centurion on guard for UK
The past 12 months have seen a momentous shift in the UK’s combat aircraft balance, with Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s having received new ground-attack weapons, its last Panavia Tornado GR4s retiring and the type’s successor – the Lockheed Martin F-35B – conducting its first operational missions in the ...
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NewsRIAT: Acquisition reform to boost UK defence programmes
The UK's defence procurement body is pursuing an acquisition review process, with a new way of working with suppliers, more rapid and efficient development activities and increased export sales among its objectives.
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NewsRIAT: New MFTS arrivals add lift to UK pilot training
All three of the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) new fixed-wing training aircraft types will be in the static display at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in the hands of military operators, following the recent completion of deliveries via Affinity Flying Training Services.
