UK Royal Air Force

By Tony Osborne
An investigation into the fatal loss of a UK Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire in May 2024 has raised questions over whether the aircraft received too much attention from its maintainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
U.S. Air Force Rockwell B-1B bombers that had been forward-based in England for operations against Iran have departed back to the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
UK Police have arrested several men and evacuated and cordoned off homes in a village near the U.S. Air Force bomber base of RAF Fairford, in a major security operation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has suffered the first loss of a BAE Systems Hawk T2 at a time the fleet has been under scrutiny for technical issues.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is creating a space effects unit to protect its satellites and counter orbital threats using electronic warfare and counter-anti-satellite weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters UK says it is urgently addressing a shortfall in the availability of helicopters used by the UK armed forces for rotary-wing training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Introduction of a maritime surveillance role for the UK Royal Air Force’s new Protector uncrewed aircraft system is to be accelerated, ministers say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Air Force pilots will start Eurofighter Typhoon training in the UK next week, though first deliveries of the aircraft will not arrive until the decade's end.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
With the UK Royal Air Force increasingly focused on dispersal and resilience, the inconvenient runway closure of Brize Norton may prove a useful rehearsal.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The UK’s June 2026 Defense Investment Plan (DIP) switched the country’s defense modernization into 6th gear, with £298 billion ($402 billion) in funding to be made available through 2029.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has launched an effort to modernize the gliders and associated launch systems flown by the service’s Air Cadets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Australian Air Force is aiming to integrate the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft into the next Exercise Pitch Black in 2028
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems’ self-funded autonomous aircraft will give the Royal Air Force its first operational experience with collaborative combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin is continuing its teaming agreement with KAI to offer the T-50 trainer in the UK as it scours the country for a potential production partner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has unveiled Brontanax, its eagerly awaited collaborative combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems compressed 18 months of work to develop a low-cost anti-drone capability for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon into just 42 days, the company has revealed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Raytheon UK revealed the Red Kite glide bomb, a StormBreaker derivative designed to deliver affordable mass for the RAF and export
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Weapons testing for the Royal Air Force’s new Protector UAS has been completed, paving the way for the service to use the platform in a strike role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A refreshed Combat Air Strategy would accelerate collaborative combat aircraft, modernize the fighter fleet and reshape how the RAF intends to fight.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s military helicopter fleets are set to face some temporary pain because of the country's Defense Investment Plan, ministers have acknowledged.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s new Storm Fire one-way attack drone has been designed to be mass produced through distributed manufacturing, the Royal Air Forced has confirmed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The RAF's new collaborative combat aircraft program will act like a “guardian angel” and “attack dog” for crewed fighters, Defense Readiness Minister Luke Pollard says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is looking to equip its Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport fleet with aerial refueling booms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The UK evaluates fleet size, refueling needs and operational requirements as it works to restore its nuclear mission with the F-35A.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has flown the second of three E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft destined for the UK Royal Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion