Atlas shows off ground-based aircraft refuelling capability
The team take fuel from a large multi-engine aircraft like the Atlas and transfer it into a tactical refuelling facility to provide support to aircraft forward deployed.
Newest P-8 Poseidon for Royal Air Force heading to Scotland
The latest P-8 Poseidon, seven of nine, is due to be delivered to the Royal Air Force in Scotland after being named (the name isn't Annika Hansen).
Typhoon lands in Aberdeen due to ‘technical issue’
A Typhoon landed at Aberdeen Airport after suffering a "technical issue".
Typhoons conduct operations from austere Middle Eastern base
British Typhoon jets normally based at RAF Akrotori on Cyprus conducted 'expeditionary combat air operations' from a temporary base in the Middle East as a proof of concept.
MQ-9B SeaGuardian completes maritime capability demo
The MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone and a British P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft teamed up to demonstrate the uncrewed platforms ability compliment and support anti-submarine warfare tasking, including monitoring and reporting of sonobuoys.
British jets exercise in Egypt for first time in twenty years
The Typhoons were joined on the exercise by F-16s from the Greek Air Force and Egyptian Air Force as well as US Air Force F-15s and F-16s together with C-130 Hercules and B-52s.
UK to launch space missions from Scotland next year
This will be the first commercial rocket to go to space from the UK.
Royal Air Force takes COVID-19 vaccine to South Pole
The United Kingdom has now shipped vaccines to all British Overseas Territories and has delivered donated vaccines to every continent on the planet.
British F-35 fleet reaches 10,000 flight hours
Since the delivery of the first British F-35 in 2012, the British F-35 programme has expanded massively with the British fleet reaching 10,000 flight hours.
British carrier jets refuel from US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet
F-35Bs from HMS Queen Elizabeth have refuelled from a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet.
