Royal Air Force Preparing For Long-Term Battle Against COVID-19

Tony Osborne July 10, 2020
F-35
The UK’s F-35s, flown by a joint Royal Air Force/Royal Navy force, will deploy to the Far East during 2021 on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Credit: CPL. Tim Laurence/Royal Air Force
Britain’s Royal Air Force is stepping into a period of major transformation as it prepares to introduce the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning platform, Protector unmanned air systems and a more networked approach to operations. But it also faces challenges: The novel coronavirus is...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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