RAF on high alert due to increased Arctic activity

The Royal Air Force will be on high alert from now until the morning of December 25th in order to track an unregistered cargo flight from the Arctic region.

F-35 fleet attrition rate estimate revealed

The estimate for the attrition rate of the British F-35 fleet is 'on average 1 aircraft lost for every 30,000 flight hours'.

Typhoon jets to deploy to Arctic for secret escort mission

The UK Defence Journal understands that Typhoon jets will be deploying to the Arctic later this month for what is intended to be a secret escort mission involving a cargo aircraft.

British troops and equipment airlifted to Norway

C-17, A400M, C-130 and Voyager aircraft are moving British military personnel and equipment to Bardufoss Air Base in Norway to conduct training. 

British and French fighter jets carry out joint training

The aircraft practised simulated long-range missile attacks in addition to visual combat training (otherwise known as dogfighting).

Swiss Air Force training over England

The Swiss Air Force is conducting air exercises at RAF Leeming to enable the country’s F-18 Hornet pilots to achieve important day and night-flying skills.

Crashed British F-35B found on sea bed

The Ministry of Defence now knows the location of the F-35B that crashed on take-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.

RAF to deploy aircraft to remote Scottish islands

Typhoon jets and an A400M transport aircraft will deploy to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides in a major test of the 'Agile Combat Employment' concept.

More details emerge on adversary jet combat training contract

The UK is looking for a private company to provide jet and pilots to 'fight' against the Royal Air Force in order to train pilots as part of a £100 million contract.

British drone strikes Islamic State terrorist in Syria

A Royal Air Force MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted air system has killed a Daesh terrorist in northern Syria.

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