The plan shown above had been widely shared on social media and appears to show the plans for the new UK livery that is currently being applied to an RAF Airbus Voyager. The RAF’s VIP configured Airbus Voyager, ZZ336, is used for transport of Government officials and the British Prime [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerboatics Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows will fly over london tomorrow in formation for their French counterparts, La Patrouille de France. The historic flypast will take place to mark 80 years since Charles De Gaulle’s historic speech to Occupied France from London in order to rally [read more]
STS Aviation has been awarded the contract by Boeing Defence UK to convert 5 Boeing 737 aircraft into Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The award was a formality after Cambridge based Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group withdrew from the project. STS Aviation will convert 5 [read more]
The start of the VE Day celebrations began this morning with a series of flypasts by the Royal Air Force around the UK. In London, the RAF Red Arrows carried out a flypast over Westminster with their famous 9 red jets overflying the capital. The flypast was caught on camera [read more]
London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) is set to become ‘RAF Nightingale’ as it closes to all but military traffic. The Airport is situated next to the Excel Centre in London which is being converted into NHS Hospital Nightingale to treat COVID-19 patients and ease the pressure on Hospitals. The temporary hospital [read more]
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has launched Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) to intercept Russian military aircraft for 3rd time in six days. The previous two encounters this week all involved Russian Tu-142 Bear Aircraft but today’s encounter was a pair of Tu-160 Blackjacks. The Tu-160 Blackjack is Russias long-range supersonic [read more]
RAF Lossiemouth has released more information about yesterdays afternoons interception of two Russian TU-142 Bear along the west coast of the UK. The RAF Launched Quick Reaction Alert aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept the aircraft which flew around the North of Scotland before heading down the West Coast of [read more]
A batch of former MOD Vigilant T1 Motor-Gliders used to train thousands of Air Cadets have been sold to Hampshire based charity Aerobility. Aerobility is a charity that gives flight experiences to disabled people who would not normally get the opportunity to fly an aircraft. The charity has bought 63 [read more]
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has scrambled Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept a Russian TU95 Bear Bomber which flew close to UK airspace earlier today. The QRA Eurofighter Typhoons are constantly on alert to launch to intercept aircraft that threaten UK airspace and as normal, [read more]
The first of nine Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft has arrived at RAF Kinloss in Scotland today. The Boeing P-8A is the UK’s new maritime patrol and submarine hunter aircraft designed to protect the waters around the UK and on overseas operations. The UK hasn’t had a [read more]
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