RAF pilots are issued with a fleet of 15mph e-scooters to commute from their quarters to work to encourage greener travel RAF pilots have been issued with a fleet of e-scooters with top speed of 15.5mph Personnel at RAF Marham in Norfolk use e-scooters to make three-mile journey Military chiefs have purchased 90 of the … Read more
RAF Typhoon pilots smash Isis mountain cave network in Iraq with deadly fusillade of Storm Shadow cruise missiles RAF Typhoon pilots used the Storm Shadow cruise missile for the first time Previously the high-tech weapon system was used by the Tornado GR4 fleet ISIS in Iraq and Syria were also blasted by Hellfire and Paveway … Read more
RAF whistleblower’s fears for pilot safety as he warns exhausted instructors are flying too much… and predicts a fatal crash is inevitable unless issues are tackled Senior RAF officer raised concern about pilot safety, claiming they’re exhausted Fear fatal crash is inevitable unless serious issues at flying school are addressed Comes days after Hawk jet … Read more
RAF spy plane ‘monitors Russian war games in Arctic waters’ as Moscow tests new hypersonic missile which it claims ‘hit the bullseye’ Reports say a British spy plane has monitored Russian moves in the Barents Sea Russia boasted that its new hypersonic missile had ‘hit the bullseye’ in testing 6,100mph Zircon missile was first tested … Read more
The Red Arrows were formed of a number of RAF teams in late 1964 after display pilots started focusing so much on their formations there was no time for military training. Now, pilots chosen to be on the team have to have completed one or more operational tours on a fast jet such as the … Read more
The RAF is to lose 114 manned aircraft including Typhoon jets under the defence review announced today that puts faith in drones. Under plans unveiled by the Government today a vast slew of fighters, transport aircraft, trainers and helicopters will be phased out over the next few years. They will be replaced by the next … Read more
The RAF is to lose 114 manned aircraft including Typhoon jets under the defence review announced today that puts faith in drones. Under plans unveiled by the Government today a vast slew of fighters, transport aircraft, trainers and helicopters will be phased out over the next few years. They will be replaced by the next … Read more
RAF ‘is preparing for a space war’ after Russian testing of anti-satellite weapons that could block military operations RAF senior officer Sir Mike Wigstone warned Britain must catch up with enemies Warned otherwise Vladimir Putin could exploit our ‘complete reliance’ on space Russia has successfully tested an anti-satellite weapon in recent months By Mark Nicol … Read more
Degrading act that defies comprehension: GENERAL LORD DANNATT is left horrified by shocking video of RAF initiation ceremony By General Lord Dannatt For The Daily Mail Published: 23:55 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 00:44 GMT, 13 March 2021 I was utterly horrified to learn about the most recent incident of sexual misconduct and bullying … Read more
Malcolm Clarkson, 44, of Merseyside, was jailed three-and-a-half years at Warwick Crown Court (pictured outside court) A lorry driver who was distracted talking to his mother on a hands-free call when he killed a good-samaritan RAF pilot who had stopped to help an injured motorist has been jailed. Malcolm Clarkson, 44, crashed his HGV into the back … Read more