During a live-fire test, the new RAF self-protection system, based on the Thales Elix-IR threat warning system and the Leonardo Miysis DIRCM, shot down 100% of the heat-seeking missiles launched ...

A Chinook helicopter that crashed in Scotland more than 30 years ago, killing 29 people, was being flown as a "show flight" after safety concerns were raised about its airworthiness, a former RAF test ...

The Royal Air Force shared a video of its trial for launching drones from a Chinook helicopter.Royal Air Force/X The UK released footage of it testing the launch of drones from a Chinook helicopter.

A decorated RAF test pilot and air display director has died. Group Captain Roger Beazley, who was born in Royal Wootton Bassett and spent his childhood in Wiltshire, died peacefully in Salisbury on ...

UK military test activities with the battery-powered Pipistrel Velis Electro light aircraft are entering a third and final phase, facilitated by training provider Affinity. Initiated by the company in ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced three units to take on new and enhanced capabilities and roles. An artist's impression of how the E-7 AEW&C aircraft will appear in UK service. The RAF is ...