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RAF Protector RG1s Have Begun First Known Overseas Deployment

Activity visible on flight tracking websites reveals that the Royal Air Force’s MQ-9B Protector RG1 has been deployed to RAF ...
Stars and Stripes

Trio of new RAF Lakenheath munitions projects to support US F-35A operations under consideration

New munitions-related facilities to support the Air Force’s F-35A fighter program are being planned at RAF Lakenheath.

Fifth-gen fighters like the F-35 are now the bare minimum needed to get the edge in a modern air war, Royal Air Force officer says

Current fights show how tough the air war is getting, a Royal Air Force officer said. That's why sixth-gen tech is needed as ...
Aviation Week Network

RAF Leader: Range, LO Needs Will Challenge GCAP Fighter Design

LONDON—The design of the fighter aircraft at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) needs to have “full-spectrum” ...
Air Force Technology on MSN

Serco secures $10.4m RAF Typhoon engine maintenance contract

The UK MoD DE&S has awarded a five-year contract worth £7.8m ($10.4m) to Serco pertaining to the maintenance and logistics ...
Forbes

U.K. Does Not Have Enough Aircraft To Fight A War, Says Official Report

A new parliamentary report questions whether Britain’s Royal Air Force has enough aircraft and questions whether cuts in the planned fleet of F-35 stealth fighters leaves enough aircraft to take on a ...