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Wing Commander Sasha Nash is starting her first full week as Officer Commanding (OC) of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows this week after taking over the role. Wg Cdr Nash takes over the role from Wg Cdr Adam Collins who has completed three years in [read more]
Two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bombers, from the 307th Bomb Wing based at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at RAF Fairford on 12 September 2025 to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2, a major multinational training event led by the Royal Air Force. The deployment underlines allied commitment to maintaining [read more]
NATO has confirmed that it intercepted three Russian MIG-31s codenamed FOXHOUND, which entered Estonian airspace today in a clear escalation of tensions in the region. Russia has been testing western military alliances reactions recently with drone incursion into Polish airspace and this latest breach has been descried as “reckless” by [read more]
Ukrainian drone manufacturer Ukrspecsystems has announced an investment of £200 million into the East Anglia region of the UK by creating a new production facility and test site in Suffolk creating hundreds of highly-skilled jobs. The news will come as a relief to the region following the recent decision by Lotus [read more]
The UK’s first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail has made its debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in a world-first flypast with the RAF Red Arrows. The Boeing E-Wedgetail AEW Mk1 is the RAF’s latest airborne early warning aircraft and is based on the Boeing 737 airliner. It [read more]
The UK Government has said it will purchase 12 Lockheed Martin F35A fighter bombers which will be able to carry nuclear weapons as part of NATOs Dual Capable Aircraft (DCA) nuclear mission. This will be the the first time that the UK’s has had an airborne nuclear delivery option since [read more]
The NATO Support and Procurement agency (NSPA) has placed an order for two Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft which will bring its total to 12 of the type. The order and delivery of the aircraft to the multinational fleet (MMF) is timed to coincide with Denmark and Sweden’s [read more]
Embraer has sold a sixth KC-390 Millennium aircraft to the Portuguese Government for the Portuguese Air Force and it is understood that the Portuguese Government want to add ten options for further aircraft into the contract. “With this decision, Portugal continues to invest in the capabilities of the Air Force, [read more]
The UK’s military aviation authority has granted a Military Type Certificate (MTC) for the Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1 unarmed aerial vehicle after a rigorous assessment process to prove its airworthiness and operational effectiveness. Also know as the MQ-9B, the RAF Protector Mk1 can now operate without geographic restrictions [read more]
Boeing has been formally awarded the contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft for the US Air Force, known as the F-47. The contract was announced by US President Donald Trump at a briefing from the White House where he said: “I’m thrilled to announce that, at my [read more]
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