RAF’s A400M Begins Base-Testing Tour
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DefenceTalkThe RAF’s latest transport aircraft, the A400M Atlas, touched down on Akrotiri soil for the first time yesterday (15 Dec 14). The aircraft was visiting the RAF Base as part of its ongoing checks to ensure that our airfields are capable of supporting this new aircraft. The A400M Atlas can operate in both the strategic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rafs-a400m-begins-base-testing-tour-61335/
MBDA Wins £40M Order for ASRAAM Missile
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DefenceTalkA number of highly skilled technology jobs have been protected across the country thanks to a £40 million contract to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) air-to-air missile system. The contract with MBDA, which designed and manufactured the Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), will provide support infrastructure and maintenance for the weapon for the next […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mbda-wins-40m-order-for-asraam-missile-60685/
Eurofighter and NETMA Sign Storm Shadow Integration Contract
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DefenceTalkFARNBOROUGH, UK: Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH today (July 17th) confirmed that NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, has placed an order with it to integrate the Storm Shadow long range attack missile onto the Eurofighter Typhoon. Representatives from NETMA, Eurofighter, and the four core nations of the Eurofighter Program (the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-and-netma-sign-storm-shadow-integration-contract-60202/
F-35B Lightning II Impresses RAF Pilot as Training continues in USA
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DefenceTalkAs training with the new F-35B Lightning II stealth aircraft continues in Florida, USA, a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot has described how impressed he is with the ‘game-changing’ jet. Flight Lieutenant Hugh Nichols completed his first sortie in the next-generation stealth fighter at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, United States earlier this month. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35b-lightning-ii-impresses-raf-pilot-as-training-continues-in-usa-49775/
RAF Begins Training on Upgraded Puma Mk2 Helicopter
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DefenceTalkThe RAF has begun training on the Puma Mk2 helicopter following a £260 million upgrade programme. Pictures released today show crews from 33 and 230 Squadrons carrying out training flights of the upgraded aircraft from their base at RAF Benson in Oxford. The multi million pound upgrade means that the helicopters benefit from new engines […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-begins-training-on-upgraded-puma-mk2-helicopter-49747/
RAF and French Air Force Spearhead Major Military Exercise
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DefenceTalkRAF Top Guns will team up with their French counterparts to spearhead a major military exercise which starts on Sunday. (6 October) The 11-day event will see aircraft from Britain, France, the United States, Canada and Germany being hosted at RAF stations for a UK wide tri-service training exercise for operations. And building on the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-and-french-air-force-spearhead-major-military-exercise-49294/
Saudi-British Green Flag Exercise
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DefenceTalkAircraft, crews and supporting personnel from the Royal Saudi Air Force, (RSAF) have been operating alongside their allies from the Royal Air Force as Exercise Saudi-British Green Flag took place at RAF Coningsby. RSAF Typhoons from the 10th Sqn, based at King Fahad Air Base, Taif were flown into the Lincolnshire base alongside Tornados from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-british-green-flag-exercise-49055/
Royal Navy and RAF Join Forces In the Gulf
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DefenceTalkA Royal Navy warship and RAF Typhoons have put their skills and technology to the test during a joint exercise. The aircraft joined HMS Dragon and US fighter jets in a training exercise to detect, classify and monitor contacts on the sea’s surface in the challenging conditions of the Gulf. The Type 45 destroyer provides […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-navy-and-raf-join-forces-in-the-gulf-48841/
Eurofighter Typhoon Marks Decade in RAF Service
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DefenceTalkTwo of the Royal Air Force’s leading officers have hailed the performance of the Eurofighter Typhoon jet during its first decade of flying and since deliveries were made to the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) in 2003. With the addition of new technology developments over the last 10 years, the aircraft is now the world’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-typhoon-marks-decade-in-raf-service-48816/
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon Force Completes Largest Ever Training Mission
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DefenceTalkThe Royal Air Force has completed the biggest training mission ever undertaken by its Typhoon Force. Exercise Android Preference concluded at RAF Coningsby last week and forms part of the qualified weapons instructor (QWI) course, which is regarded as the pinnacle of qualifications for RAF aircrew. RAF Coningsby Station Commander, Group Captain Johnny Stringer, explained: […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-eurofighter-typhoon-force-completes-largest-ever-training-mission-48326/