The Aviationist23d
New Laser-Based Countermeasure for RAF Defeats Multiple Missiles at Once in Live-Fire Test
During a live-fire test, the new RAF self-protection system, based on the Thales Elix-IR threat warning system and the Leonardo Miysis DIRCM, shot down 100% of the heat-seeking missiles launched ...
Daily Mail1mon
Female senior RAF officer is awarded £2,000 payout after male colleagues told her to 'grow a pair'
A senior female officer in the RAF has been awarded a pay-out after she was told by male colleagues to 'grow a pair', a High Court Judge has revealed. The air force was ordered to apologise to ...
The Aviationist21d
RAF Rivet Joint Completes Historic Surveillance Mission Along NATO’s border from Mediterranean to Barents Sea
On Oct. 11, 2024, a Royal Air Force (RAF) RC-135W Rivet Joint belonging to 51 Squadron, based at RAF Waddington, the hub of the RAF‘s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and ...
The Independent19d
RAF’s Gaza photos could be used against Israel in war crimes court
The Shadow is flown by 14 Squadron, based at RAF Waddington, and its motto is written in Arabic. A quote taken from the Quran, it says: “I spread my wings and keep my promise.” Between October ...
The Independent29d
RAF chief lied to ministers about recruitment policy, senior MP claims in PMQs
Your support makes all the difference. A senior MP has accused the former RAF chief air marshal of lying over allegations he had pushed through an illegal recruitment policy for the service.
The Sun21d
Driver who killed four people in motorway crash revealed as former Top Gun who trained RAF pilots
A DRIVER who killed four people in a motorway crash is a former Top Gun who trained RAF pilots. Richard Woods headed the wrong way along the M6 for at least three miles before he hit another car ...
The Sun28d
Sonic boom: Houses shake as RAF fighter jet roars over Norfolk towns after plane declares ‘bomb threat’ on way to London
RAF jets caused a sonic boom as they scrambled to escort a flight into Heathrow Airport after a pilot reported a bomb threat. Two RAF Typhoon jets rushed to intercept Air India flight AC129, which ...
Flightglobal24d
RAF’s first Wedgetail receives service markings
The UK’s first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail has received its service markings, ahead of the surveillance aircraft’s delivery to the Royal Air Force (RAF) next year. Painted at Southend airport in ...
Sky28d
Documents show 'beyond doubt' former head of RAF 'lied' over recruitment scandal, MP claims
Alicia Kearns also accused the RAF and the Ministry of Defence of failing to compensate the former head of recruitment, Group Captain Lizzy Nicholl, who resigned in August 2022 in protest at what ...
The Daily Telegraph29d
Female RAF officer told to ‘grow a pair’ by male colleagues wins payout
A senior female officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) was awarded a £2,000 payout after she was told by male colleagues to “grow a pair”, a High Court judge has revealed. Squadron Leader Anne ...
The Daily Telegraph28d
Two RAF jets scrambled after ‘bomb threat’ on flight to Heathrow
Two RAF jets were scrambled after a bomb threat was reportedly made on an Air India flight to Heathrow on Thursday. The Air India Boeing 777 was flying from Mumbai to London when it sent out ...
ITV27d
RAF jets break sound barrier to intercept London-bound plane from Mumbai after security alert
RAF jets broke the sound barrier as they raced to intercept a London-bound passenger plane at the centre of a security alert. Fighters from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were sent to the Air India ...