RAF Force Protection Centre Takes Delivery Of New Remotely Piloted Air System
The Parrot Anafi USA is lightweight, compact and capable of being launched by patrols in under one minute, according to the RAF.
The Parrot Anafi USA is lightweight, compact and capable of being launched by patrols in under one minute, according to the RAF.
An Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III landed at RAF Brize Norton yesterday to collect the oxygen cylinders.
The Strike Group, which deploys this month, will travel more than 26,000 nautical miles over 28 weeks.
The team have been conducting three flights a day, five or six days a week, in preparation for the display season.
The 10,000-mile journey to deliver the vaccines from the UK to Tristan da Cunha took six days.
The mission will see the RAF help protect the alliance's airspace in the region.
The event was the couple's first joint public engagement since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Exercise Springhawk will last five weeks and will prepare the Royal Air Force aerobatic team for upcoming events.
The funeral for the Duke of Edinburgh had a major military presence, with more than 730 service personnel taking part in the ceremony.
The Duke of Edinburgh's funeral will take place on Saturday at Windsor Castle.
More details of the funeral have been announced, including the Duke's modified Land Rover hearse, which he had repainted in military green.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston has joined other service heads in saluting the life and service of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Deployments have seen British personnel work with international allies to try and stabilise the African country.
The enhanced Air Policing mission, known by its military name Operation Biloxi, will see the RAF help protect NATO airspace in the region.
The Royal Air Force supported Iraqi Security Forces during an operation against Daesh targets in northern Iraq.
Royal Air Force aircraft are being joined by the Royal Netherlands Air Force and the US Air Force aircraft based in Europe.