DefenceTalkA crew from 99 Squadron have been assisting French troops in sub-Saharan Africa by delivering supplies to the Op Barkhane counter-insurgency efforts in Niger by C-17 Globemaster. The aircraft delivered several pallets of cargo to Niamey airport in Niger over the weekend, helping to keep the 3,000 strong French forces supplied during their on-going efforts […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-transports-french-army-equipment-to-mali-for-counter-insurgency-operations-69109/

DefenceTalkMBDA’s Brimstone precision strike missile is being planned as the UK’s guided missile solution for the Royal Air Force’s Protector Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) programme. If confirmed, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Certifiable Predator B will enter service with the British weapon. The integration plan is included as part of the Ministry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mbdas-brimstone-missile-planned-for-rafs-protector-rpas-68649/

DefenceTalkAn initial phase of enhancements to ensure that the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet is ready to take on the role currently performed by Tornado aircraft has entered the Operational Evaluation stage. Phase 1 Enhancements Further Work (P1Eb FW) is an evolution of the current Tranche 2 Typhoon aircraft in service with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/operational-evaluation-commences-for-raf-eurofighter-typhoon-fleet-enhancements-68472/

DefenceTalkBritain scrambled fighter jets from an airbase in Scotland to intercept two Russian bombers approaching UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday. The Russian planes flew from the direction of Norway and passed to the west of Britain’s Shetland Islands, northeast of the mainland. A Royal Air Force spokeswoman said: “Quick reaction alert Typhoon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-sends-jets-to-intercept-russian-bombers-68205/

DefenceTalkRoyal Air Force aggressor pilots based at RAF Leeming have been training NATO partners in UK air combat techniques as part of a two week exercise in Slovakia. The exercise, Ex SLOVAK HAWK III, involved air combat instructors from Number 100 Squadron providing training to an experienced instructor pilot from the Slovak Air Force. Operating […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-leeming-hawk-squadron-provides-air-combat-training-in-slovakia-68136/

DefenceTalkA formal ceremony has taken place at the Amari Air Base in Estonia, as the Royal Air Force passes on responsibility for the policing of our NATO allies’ airspace to the German Air Force. UK Typhoon fighters have been deployed since April on their third four-month rotation in the Baltic Air Policing Mission, the mission […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-hands-over-responsibility-for-securing-baltic-skies-to-germany-68087/

DefenceTalkRoyal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have carried out their first intercept of Russian aircraft in this round of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission (BAP). The jets, which deployed to the region less than three weeks ago, were scrambled from Amari air base in Estonia, to intercept three Russian aircraft approaching the Baltic states. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-air-force-typhoons-intercept-russian-aircraft-near-baltics-67472/

DefenceTalkThe latest enhancements for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet have been successfully tested by UK Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots in flight trials conducted at BAE Systems’ Military Air & Information business in Warton, Lancashire. An early version of the Phase 2 Enhancement (P2Ea) Typhoon was flown by pilots from the RAF’s Test and Evaluation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-pilots-test-threat-awareness-and-pilot-safety-enhancements-eurofighter-jets-66543/

DefenceTalkLANGLEY AFB: U.S. service members will partner with members of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and the French Air Force (FrAF) for the inaugural Trilateral anti-access/area denial exercise scheduled for Dec. 2-18, 2015, at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The exercise, hosted by the 1st Fighter Wing (FW), will focus on operations in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rafales-f-22-raptors-eurofighters-launch-trilateral-exercise-jble-65974/

DefenceTalkThe Ministry of Defence has awarded a £300m contract to sustain a key air-to-air missile used by RAF Typhoon jets, supporting over 400 jobs across the UK. MBDA (UK) Ltd will design and build the new variant of their Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) missile, incorporating updated sub-systems into the current ASRAAM design. This […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-mod-to-upgrade-air-to-air-missile-65409/