Royal Air Force

May- 2025 -

30 May

Air

UK Royal Air Force Typhoons Intercept Russian Plane in NATO Airspace

Royal Air Force planes stationed in Poland have successfully intercepted a Russian aircraft transiting close to NATO airspace.

27 May

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Military Conducts ‘Largest Ever’ Artificial Intelligence Trial

The UK military has completed its largest artificial intelligence experiment to date, testing how advanced algorithms could enhance battlefield operations across land, sea, and air.

21 May

Air

The Station Commander from RAF Lossiemouth, Group Captain Layden, has a flight with 120 Sqn onboard the RAF’s new submarine-hunting Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). The Crew, with Wing Commander Hanson are training continuously to begin Operations. The Station Commander, as part of the assessment of how things are progressing observes the Sqn as the carry out a training exercise over the North Sea. The aircraft is part of a new £3 billion programme, including the purchase of nine state-of-the-art Poseidon jets, which will improve the UK’s ability to track hostile targets below and above the waves. Poseidon aircraft will protect the UK’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent and be central to NATO missions across the North Atlantic, co-operating closely with the US and Norwegian Poseidon fleets. The UK’s purchase of the Poseidon is in response to increased threats such as Russian submarine activity in the Atlantic returning to Cold War levels, while China is also investing heavily in new Arctic facilities, infrastructure and ice-capable ships.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Announces $400M Flight Training Upgrades for Navy, Air Force

The UK Ministry of Defence has invested $402.4 million to strengthen the flight skills of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force in modern warfare.

15 May

Air

Joe Saballa

FPV Drones Launched From Chinook Helicopter in UK Tactical Experiment

The UK military recently completed a tactical experiment launching first-person view (FPV) drones from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to test new approaches to rapid deployment.

13 May

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus Delivers First H145 Helicopter for British Military Ops in Brunei, Cyprus

The UK Ministry of Defence has received the first of six H145 helicopters that will support British troops deployed in Brunei and Cyprus.

9 May

Air

Juster Domingo

UK Taps Rolls-Royce for Typhoon Aircraft Engine Maintenance

Rolls-Royce has signed a five-year contract with the UK to maintain and service the Royal Air Force's Typhoon aircraft.

5 May

Europe

StormShroud autonomous collaborative platform

Inder Singh Bisht

RAF Inducts Collaborative Drone That Neutralizes Enemy Radar

The Royal Air Force has operationalized a revolutionary unmanned collaborative platform capable of blinding enemy radar.

Apr- 2025 -

28 April

Air

Classroom with a Virtual Maintenance Trainer solution

Rojoef Manuel

UK Air Force Adopts Interactive Training Solution for Chinook Maintenance

The UK has launched an interactive platform to accelerate training for the Royal Air Force’s CH-47 Chinook helicopter sustainment teams.

21 April

Air

A UK Royal Air Force Typhoon jet takes off. The aircraft is colored gray, with 350 painted on its rudder. The background, partially covered in fog, appears to be a forested area.

Juster Domingo

UK Intercepts Russian Planes Flying Over Baltic Sea

UK Royal Air Force Typhoons stationed in Poland have intercepted Russian planes flying close to the Baltic Sea three times in two days.

Mar- 2025 -

10 March

Europe

Rendering of the new soldier accommodations building in RAF Digby

Rojoef Manuel

Royal Air Force to Construct New Warfighter Accommodations Center in Lincolnshire

The UK Ministry of Defence has invested $83.9 million to construct a new Single Living Accommodation building for the Royal Air Force’s base in Digby, Lincolnshire.

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