Royal Air Force (RAF)
A Typhoon pilot perspective on Spears of Victory
AFM gained an exclusive viewpoint from No 6 Sqn pilot, Flt Lt Matthews, as he returned from Saudi Arabia after taking part in the multi-national exercise, Spears of Victory.
Exercise Spears of Victory: Saudi Arabia’s Red Flag
The Royal Saudi Air Force recently held its own Red Flag which saw three air powers from the Gulf Co-operation Council – GCC, as well as Greece, Pakistan, US and UK. AirForces Monthly explains
SNEAK PEEK: Watch BBMF Lancaster practice for 2023 display season
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster PA474 took to the skies today to practise its display routine for this year’s airshow season.
Final ex-RAF Sentinel R1 departs Waddington
The fifth and final ex-RAF Raytheon Sentinel R1 battlefield surveillance aircraft departed RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, UK, on March 21 – almost two years after the platform was withdrawn from operational service and sold as second-hand assets to an unconfirmed US end customer
How does the RAF train its modern-day Lancaster pilots?
Take a deep dive into the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s syllabus for converting current RAF aviators onto the classic Avro bomber
What it was like to be an RAF Jaguar squadron boss
Key Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed Air Vice-Marshal Bob Judson (ret.) about his involvement with the SEPECAT Jaguar. In this final part he reflects on his time as the officer commanding (OC) of a frontline Jaguar squadron
RAF pilot reveals strengths and weaknesses of the SEPECAT Jaguar
Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed Air Vice-Marshal Bob Judson (ret.) about his time on the SEPECAT Jaguar. In this part of the interview he details what it was like to fly and how the aircraft evolved
All you need to know about RAF Jaguars in West Germany
Dr Kevin Wright looks at the roles of the SEPECAT Jaguar with RAF Germany, which included nuclear strike.
RAF Jaguar pilot recounts operations over Iraq and Bosnia
Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed Air Vice-Marshal Bob Judson (ret.) about his time flying the SEPECAT Jaguar. In this extract, he talks about his time on operations over Iraq and Bosnia.
On nuclear alert with the SEPECAT Jaguar during the Cold War
Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed Air Vice-Marshal Bob Judson (ret.) about his time flying the SEPECAT Jaguar. In this extract, he talks in detail about his time assigned to the nuclear strike role during the Cold War