According to Statista, the Royal Air Force currently has 556 fixed-wing aircraft. These range from tiny training aircraft to next-generation fast jets like the F-35 Lightning II to enormous freighters ...

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OXFORD, England—Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even has suggested the U.K. Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Puma helicopter fleet could continue to fly into the mid-2030s, potentially negating the need for a ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has edged closer to reinstating its lapsed airborne early warning and control capability, following the arrival of an Indra-produced simulator at its Lossiemouth base in ...

LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a series of flypasts around the UK with its “workhorse” Airbus Puma helicopters ahead of the type’s formal withdrawal from service on March 31 without ...

Defence Secretary John Healey is set to announce a £453 million investment to equip the Royal Air Force's Typhoon fighter jets with advanced radar systems, safeguarding up to 1,300 jobs across the UK.

The RAF is providing RC-135 Rivet Joint and P-8 Poseidon MRA1 aircraft from the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force to assist NATO operation Baltic Sentry.