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RAF pilot chosen for Virgin Orbit small satellite launch

Air October 10, 2019

Virgin and the RAF have chosen an RAF pilot for the Virgin Orbit small satellite launch programme. Flight Lieutenant Mathew Stannard has been chosen by the RAF and Virgin for the small satellite launch programme. He is expected to join the programme next year after UK and US regulatory approvals. The next ...

RAF Typhoon jets head East for Middle Eastern tour

Air September 13, 2019

RAF Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby have set off for a four-month operation in the Middle East including a training exercise in Oman. The RAF Typhoon jets will tour the Middle East for four months from RAF Coningsby. The jets will start the tour with a two-week ‘live’ weapons exercise in ...

MOD sign £100m deal for cutting-edge Protector aircraft test

Air September 13, 2019

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth approximately £100 million to test the performance of the UK’s ground-breaking Protector aircraft. The world-class Protector will be the first remotely controlled aircraft capable of attacking targets anywhere in world while being operated from their home base in RAF Waddington. This contract will ...

RAF Typhoons take part in air policing operation in Estonia

Air September 12, 2019

NATO held a four month air policing mission in Estonia as part of Operation Azotize, which featured RAF Typhoon aircraft. The RAF Typhoons took part in the air policing deployment alongside NATO for Operation Azotize. In response to a request from the Estonian government, UK forces performed 21 interceptions in the ...