The Ministry of Defence said the RAF Typhoons were scrambled after the Russian aircraft "entered the UK's controlled zone of international airspace". The Russian planes were identified as TU-142 ...
A Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned. The pilot fired two missiles, the first of which missed rather than ...
RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an Air India passenger plane after the Boeing ... Delhi - New York JFK (AI 119), a Chennai-Singapore service and two domestic flights, according ...
RAF fighter jets were scrambled after one of Vladimir Putin’s reconnaissance aircraft was detected flying near to British airspace. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were deployed from Moray to ...
In addition to the aircraft, the service will provide training and maintenance, and brand new purpose-built buildings at RAF Brize Norton, the RAF’s air transport hub. Based on the Airbus A330 ...
RAF aircraft ferry troops to and from the island and contribute to tri-service exercises in the area. Nearby Ascension Island houses a permanent station for the RAF, which serves as a vital ...
The Royal Air Force is for the first time using the “spoils of war” captured from Argentina in the 1982 Falklands Conflict to provide aircraft and parts in front-line squadrons. A senior RAF ...