The new future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) has also been named publicly by the RAF as Voyager. Voyager, a dual role air to air tanker and transport aircraft, will replace the long serving VC ...

The Atlas can carry 32 tons of cargo over a range of 4.500 km (Photo MoD) The Royal Air Force next generation military transport aircraft has been officially named as Atlas. The aircraft, which ...

Rhys McCarthy, Unite’s national officer for defence and aerospace, said a commitment to the Typhoon could also help to ...

AN RAF warplane declared a mid-air emergency while flying over Scotland yesterday. A Voyager plane issued the distress signal as it passed over Edinburgh on behalf of a Typhoon jet. RAF bosses ...

RAF Brize Norton has celebrated the 10th anniversary of one of its transport aircraft, which it says has been a "game-changer" for military operations worldwide The A400M Atlas is a multi-role ...

The Hercules C130s were on a low-level training mission A microlight aircraft was almost hit by two low-flying RAF transport planes because it was too small to show on their radar, a report has said.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the BBC that the contract "will secure around 1,200 skilled jobs and ensure our essential RAF transport aircraft are prepared for operations for years to come." ...

News correspondent Ed Murrow reports on what may be "Britain's first line of defence", an airfield on the south-east coast from where RAF fighter planes are dispatched to Dunkirk. He talks to some ...

It was an aircraft to be admired in the cold war years when keeping an eye on Soviet shipping was a vital part of winning the ...

RAF may have to recall three Voyager aircraft to transport migrants to Rwanda News comes as Rishi Sunak faces criticism over failures to fund the scheme In 2022, a private firm pulled out due to ...

Two RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft flying over the North Sea on Saturday. The Typhoons were launched from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray after two Russian Tu-142 ...