Pilot training delays caused by a 'perfect storm', former senior RAF officer says
A former senior RAF Command officer spoke to Forces News about the issue and how it could be solved.
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RAF First RAF Wedgetail edges closer to entering service
The new sensor allows the aircraft's crew to track airborne and maritime targets whilst maintaining surveillance of an operational area.
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Aircraft Delays in RAF pilot training system 'unacceptable', Defence Secretary says
Ben Wallace told MPs the waiting time for training is "not in a place that I want it to be".
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King Charles RAF's Queen's Colour Squadron becomes King's Colour Squadron
The squadron represents the RAF at the Cenotaph and the State Opening of Parliament.
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RAF Watch Red Arrows arrive in Bahrain ahead of tour of the Gulf region
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team is set to display at the Bahrain Airshow.
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Aircraft Defence Secretary says there are currently more British F-35s than pilots
Ben Wallace told MPs that colleagues want to play 'Top Trumps' with defence investment.
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Tri-Service Johnny Mercer drops a cheeky s-bomb in speech praising military community at Soldiering On Awards
The event is a unique celebration of the Armed Forces community and the remarkable people within it.
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Aircraft Watch: Low-level Typhoons caught on camera
The Eurofighter Typhoon entered service with the Royal Air Force in 2003 and has gone on to be at the forefront of operations.
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Aircraft Airseeker: What is the RAF's Rivet Joint aircraft?
The RAF electronic surveillance aircraft soaks up intelligence on tactical missions as part of a joint UK-US arrangement.
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China Academy says its UK pilots are not passing classified information to China
The BBC reported that up to 30 former pilots, including some RAF veterans, had been involved in the training.
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RAF RAF Chinook tests cargo capabilities with Isle of Wight emergency services
Exercise Resilient Vectis is designed to familiarise the services with how to work in and around military helicopters.
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Weapons and Kit RAF Typhoons and F-35s carry out their largest-ever mass firing of ASRAAM missiles
Pilots from eight squadrons launched 53 missiles at target drones over ten days.
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Football Portsmouth's Fratton Park to host Navy-RAF fixture
League One side Portsmouth's Fratton Park stadium will play host to the Royal Navy and RAF Inter Services fixture in March 2023.
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RAF 'We had to get it right first time', RAF airman says on Atlantic rescue mission
An RAF Atlas A400M and a Poseidon P8 helped save a sailor after his yacht lost its mast at sea.
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RAF Air force chief: RAF doing 'everything' possible to accelerate frontline flying training
The Chief of the Air Staff spoke to Forces News at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
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Russia Russian fighter jet 'released a missile in vicinity' of RAF aircraft over Black Sea
A Russian SU-27 fighter jet "released a missile in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range", Ben Wallace told the Commons.