
'Synthetic' Training For Typhoon Pilots As BAE Systems Wins £220m Contracts
The multimillion-pound investment will support about 120 jobs at RAF bases and a further 60 engineering jobs at BAE Systems.
The multimillion-pound investment will support about 120 jobs at RAF bases and a further 60 engineering jobs at BAE Systems.
The UK's C-17 fleet will see improvements to its airlift capability while the Chinooks will become harder to detect by adversaries.
The Officer Commanding for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight said the hangar "felt empty without the Lancaster".
Speaking at RAF Waddington, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace praised the flight of the SkyGuardian as a "huge milestone".
All three teams still have a chance to win the championship after the first two matches of the day.
Sixteen SkyGuardian aircraft will be known as Protector once in RAF service and could reach Afghanistan.
RAF Typhoons were scrambled nine times against suspicious aircraft during the summer deployment in Romania.
"If there was a competition for the military in the 21st century, this is it," one of the contest's organisers said.
More than 500 riders were on show from across the forces and from other services such as police, fire and ambulance.
An RAF spokesperson said "the incident is being investigated".
Organisers suspended flying on Saturday after a wing-walker biplane crashed into Poole harbour during the festival.
Wing Commander Kev Latchman's C-17 aircraft missed a bus carrying evacuees by about 3m (10ft) at Kabul airport.
The event was marked with a flypast from a P-8A Poseidon, flanked by two Typhoon fighters.
The naming ceremony was marked with a flypast from a P-8A Poseidon, flanked by two Typhoon fighters.
Red Arrows and Battle of Britain memorial flight, make an appearance at the last day of national aerospace camp at RAF Syerston.
99 Squadron said the normal limit for persons on board (POB) is a total of 138.