Deployed personnel from the RAF have been involved in a joint exercise alongside military personnel from the US Forces, including the US Black Hawk Squadron, to realistically simulate a downed aircraft involving mass casualties. Personnel from 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) have been deployed to Romania to conduct the NATO ‘Enhanced ...
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has paid a visit to Royal Air Force personnel serving in Romania as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission. Since April, a detachment of four Typhoon fight jets from 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) have been relocated to South Eastern Romania. In the five months following, the ...
The RAF has marked its centenary in a day of national celebrations culminating in a flypast of 100 aircraft, including 22 Typhoon jets in an iconic ‘100’ formation. Over 1,000 RAF servicemen and women performed a ceremonial parade on The Mall in central London, along with almost 300 personnel lining the ...
The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced new UK deployments as backed NATO’s role in strengthening Europe’s defence, stability and security. Speaking at the NATO Defence Ministerial in Brussels, the last ahead of the Summit in July, Mr Williamson committed UK jets to policing over Estonia and Iceland for 2019. He went ...