Sentinel surveillance aircraft support deal signed
Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin has announced a £131.5 million support contract for RAF's Sentinel surveillance aircraft.
British aircraft step up operations in liberation of Mosul
Typhoon, Tornado and Reaper aircraft hit fifteen targets on the outskirts of Mosul, to the east of the city and to the south in the Tigris valley.
Typhoon fleet enhancement evaluation commences
Enhancements to ensure that the RAF Typhoon fleet is ready to take over from Tornado aircraft have entered the Operational Evaluation stage.
Japanese and British jets meet for first time since World War Two
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets and support aircraft have landed in Japan for the first time since World War Two.
Scorpion successfully completes first weapons exercise
The Scorpion jet prototype has successfully completed its first weapon
British aircraft assist Iraqi forces in battle for Mosul
Seven days of intensive activity by Typhoon, Tornado and Reaper aircraft prepared the ground for 35,000 Iraqi soldiers and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters.
British strikes kill 1,700 Islamic State fighters, no civilians
British combat aircraft have carried out 1,066 air strikes in Iraq and Syria against Islamic State, with no civilian casualties the MoD claim.
Tornado and Typhoon aircraft strike Islamic State in Iraq
Tornado jets struck terrorist positions in the Tigris valley south of Mosul, while Typhoons destroyed two trucks in the desert in western Iraq.
Britain has used £18.7m worth of Brimstone missiles against Islamic State
230 Brimstone missiles have been used in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Shader, the British effort against Islamic State.
Supercarrier’s first squadron ‘refreshed, refocused, remarinised’
820 Naval Air Squadron is focused on providing the first aviation component for HMS Queen Elizabeth when she leaves Rosyth next year.
