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News - RAF

  • Naval Warfare

    DSEI 2015: Sea Herc solution for the UK

    15th September 2015

    Lockheed Martin is offering up the SC-130J as a solution for the UK and say that the aircraft could be in service by the end …

  • Digital Battlespace

    RAF gets second ISR aircraft

    8th September 2015

    The UK's second Boeing RC-135W Airseeker SIGINT aircraft has been delivered to the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a part of the Airseeker Programme, the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    DSEI 2015: Northrop pushes for UK Triton

    9th September 2015

    Northrop Grumman is making one last push at DSEI for Triton UAS to fulfil UK maritime surveillance capability gap before the release of the pending …

  • Digital Battlespace

    BAE receives UK Falcon training contract

    18th August 2015

    The UK MoD has awarded BAE Systems a £6.4 million contract to train and support personnel using the Falcon secure communications system, the company announced …

  • Military Logistics

    RAF A400M hangar takes shape

    5th August 2015

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has delivered the first two stages of a new 24,000sqm aircraft hangar and maintenance facility at Royal Air Force (RAF) …

  • Defence Helicopter

    RAF Pumas get Selex RWR

    30th July 2015

    Selex has been awarded a contract to provide its SG200-D Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) for the UK Royal Air Force's (RAF) Puma helicopter fleet, the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Global maritime presence for Poseidon

    21st July 2015

    The US Navy’s Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) will attain a global presence in the next few years, with permanent overseas deployments to …

  • Digital Battlespace

    RAF gets early delivery of second Airseeker

    17th July 2015

    The UK Secretary for Defence, Michael Fallon, confirmed on 16 June that the Royal Air Force would receive its second Airseeker (Rivet Joint) RC-135W SIGINT …

  • Military Logistics

    UK receives third A400M

    8th July 2015

    The UK Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of the third A400M Atlas aircraft for its Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet, it announced on 6 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    A new wave of production for amphibious helicopters

    7th July 2015

    Russian Helicopters is gearing up for renewed production of the Mi-14 amphibious helicopter 30 years after ending production.  Production of the new aircraft will be …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Cobham, GA-ASI sign support deal

    18th June 2015

    Cobham Aviation Services has teamed up with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to create an affiliation that covers whole life support for the latter's products …

  • Defence Helicopter

    UK buys new heli simulators

    3rd June 2015

    Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland have been awarded contracts totalling £80 million to deliver synthetic training systems for the UK's Chinook Mk6 and Merlin Mk4/4A helicopters, it was announced …

  • Military Logistics

    CAE aids RAF, RAAF Nepal relief efforts

    15th May 2015

    CAE is aiding Australian and UK disaster response missions in Nepal, having prepared and delivered virtual databases of airfields around Nepal for relief mission training. …

  • Military Logistics

    AAR to manage repairs of UK MoD's BAe146 fleet

    12th May 2015

    AAR has been selected to manage the repairs of the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) fleet of BAe146 aircraft, it announced on 7 May. Under …

  • Defence Helicopter

    UK Chinooks deploy in Nepal for relief operations

    5th May 2015

    The UK is sending 3 Royal Air Force (RAF) CH-47 Chinook aircraft to Nepal to assist in the British and Nepalese earthquake response, the government …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • ISR/special mission

    Shadow R1 (UK)

    Programme Background The RAF is moving forward with an ambitious plan to transform its intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) force to enable greater ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A400M (UK)

    RAF base at Brize Norton built a new training facility for A400M pilots and crew. The aircraft will look to reach full operation capability by 2022 when ...

  • AEW&C

    E-7 Wedgetail (737) - UK

    Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 covering the ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Tier 1 Disposable [UK]

    Programme Background Autonomous Collaboration Platform (ACP) Strategy Reflecting on lessons learned from the cancellation of the Mosquito programme, the Royal Air Force (RAF) redefined the role of ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Protector RG1 [UK]

    Programme Background Programme Goal The programme aims to replace the MQ-9As in the RAF's inventory with the new, improved MQ-9Bs. With MQ-9B delivering a UK Sovereign capability for ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    H-47ER Chinook [UK]

    Programme Background 2021 FMS Announcement In October 2018, the US State Department approved a $3.5 billion FMS of 16 CH-47 Chinooks fitted with extended-range fuel tanks ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Low-Cost Uncrewed Air Systems (LANCA) Follow-On Project [UK]

    Programme Background Project Mosquito Beginning in 2019, the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in collaboration with the Royal Air Force (RAF), began the ...

  • Maritime patrol

    P-8A Poseidon [UK]

    Programme Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January ...

  • AEW&C

    E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)

    Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Typhoon Tranche 3A - Qatar

    As a part of the agreement to sell Typhoon, the UK is establishing a ‘Joint Operations Squadron’ (to be known as 12 Squadron) with the ...

  • Transport

    Command Support Air Transport Recapitalisation (UK)

    Programme Background The tender, originally released on 28 October 2021, requires industry bidders to put forward aircraft that can achieve a minimum unrefuelled range of ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Project Mosquito [UK]

    Programme Background Inception and Capabilities In 2019, in collaboration with the RAF, the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) released details of its new UAS ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Bayraktar TB2 (Second Batch) [Morocco]

    Programme Background Morocco's military modernisation In 2017, Morocco established a five-year plan to modernise the military equipment of its navy, army and airforce to bring ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)

    The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...

  • Data links

    Data links | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)

    The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • EO/IR systems

    DJRP

    The Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod (DJRP) is a tactical EO/IR reconnaissance system. It provides simultaneous high resolution and wide field-of-view EO imagery and horizon-to-horizon day/night ...

  • EO/IR systems

    RAPTOR

    The Reconnaissance Airborne Pod for Tornado (RAPTOR), based on Raytheon's DB-110, was developed for the UK RAF Tornado GR4s. RAF specifications required target recognition with ...

  • Air: air combat simulators

    Air Combat Training

    Boeing has experience in delivering training for fixed-wing air combat platforms including F-15C/E, F-16, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22 and MV/CV-22.

  • Air: air combat simulators

    Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service

    Thales provides its Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service (TSTS) through its 100%-owned subsidiary, Ace. The service is a complete suite of synthetic training for Tornado ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    FIASTS

    Thales, through 100%-owned subsidiary Merlin, is delivering a ‘packaged’ training and maintenance system for RAF aircrew through the FsAST Integrated Aircrew Synthetic Training Service (FIASTS). ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Tornado (IDS/ADV)

    The Tornado is a family of two-seat, twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole fighters manufactured by Panavia, a trans-European consortium of BAE Systems, Airbus Space and Defence ...

  • Air: Displays

    Tornado Advanced Radar Dsiplay & Information System (TARDIS)

    The Tornado Advanced Radar Display & Information System (TARDIS) is developed by BAE Systems, UK, specifically for the UK's Royal Air Force's (RAF) fleet of ...

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    A400M Training

    Thales is the principal training provider for the Airbus A400M with a contract to provide FFSs and flat-panel trainers. Four A400M FFS and two flat-panel ...

  • Air: maintenance simulators

    Engineering and Maintenance Training

    BAE Systems designs and delivers engineering and maintenance training, with the ability to provide a package to address the needs of all personnel ranging from ...

  • ISR/special mission, Trainer

    TC-135S/W

    The TC-135S and TC-135W are training aircraft developed by Boeing based on the EC-135 to provide crew training for RC-135S Cobra Ball optical and electronic ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    LANCA / Mosquito

    The Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) is a developmental 'Loyal Wingman' UAS that the RAF and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) hoped would support its crewed ...

  • Air: Helmet-mounted displays

    Eurofighter HMSS

    Eurofighter Typhoon’s Helmet Mounted Symbology System (HMSS) provides pilots with enhanced situational awareness, data display and sensor/effector cueing. Developed by BAE Systems, it is in ...

  • Guided munitions

    Paveway

    Paveway is a series of laser guidance systems that can be fitted to a wide range of free-fall bombs to create Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs). ...

  • Air: maintenance simulators

    C-17 Globemaster III MTS

    TRU Simulation and Training C-17 Maintenance Training System (MTS) supports training needs for this complex computerised aircraft. The MTS provides skill development for more than 1,100 ...

  • Trainer

    Hawk AJT

    The Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) is the latest version of what is claimed to be the world’s most widely used advanced jet trainer. Almost ...