The first instructors for the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system (RPAS) fleet have begun simulator-based training in the USA.

The Royal Air Force has opened the Protector RG Mk1 flight and training establishment at RAF Waddington, in a ceremony hosted by Air Officer Commanding 1 Group. The building, which houses ground ...

The two pilots are the first of twelve that will undergo Lead In Fighter Training at Decimomannu air base. The first two Royal Air Force pilots trained in Italy at the International Flight Training ...

A continuing shortage of capacity in its flying training organisation has led the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) to return to training pilots on Hawk T1 aircraft, three years after it retired the analog ...

An RAF base has announced that a training exercise is scheduled for this week, which will lead to increased vehicle movements and activity at the site. RAF Coningsby shared an update on Wednesday, ...

The Royal Air Force has taken a small but significant step closer to its ambitious goal to achieve Net Zero operations by 2040, as one of the UK's military flying clubs has begun operating training ...

The RAF has a fleet of 28 Hawk T2s. Credit: BAE Systems LONDON—The chief of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has said he would like to replace the service’s BAE Systems Hawk T2 advanced jet trainers as ...

Three QFIs from the IAF will deploy to RAF Valley, on the island of Anglesey, to train British student pilots to fly the Hawk T2 or Texan T1. During their tenure, the trio will remain under IAF ...

An RAF Typhoon seen departing Nellis AFB for the first round of Exercise ‘Red Flag' earlier in 2024. The second round saw the force conduct ACE training out of ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has opened a new training centre for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system (RPAS), with the facility also available for use by ...