A continuing shortage of capacity in its flying training organisation has led the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) to return to training pilots on Hawk T1 aircraft, three years after it retired the analog ...

Although they may not take center stage like fighter jets and bombers, trainer aircraft and aerobatic aircraft play an important part for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). So much so that they will ...

The UK Royal Air Force hopes to issue inspection guidelines on 4 August that should enable it to begin resuming flight operations with its BAE Systems Hawk T1/1A jet trainers. A ground inspection of ...

Draken’s L-159Es will take over the aggressor role of the recently retired Hawk T1 fleet. The Royal Air Force awarded a six-year contract to Draken to provide aggressor aircraft to support the ...

Many folks believe that you should choose your friends carefully, because they end up defining who you are. In the case of fighter jets, they need to also apply that to mock enemies – only the ...

LONDON–The UK Royal Air Force has temporarily halted flying operations with its Hawk jet trainers after a technical issue was discovered. The pause in flying, which began Aug. 16, impacts both fleets ...

Royal Air Force training flights using the BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft have resumed, following the lifting of their temporary grounding after a fatal crash on 20 August. A statement from the RAF said ...

They're the iconic jets that dazzle crowds with their breathtaking air acrobatics. But the Red Arrows are in serious danger ...

The Red Arrows could end up flying Korean, Swedish or Italian jets in future Royal International Air Tattoo displays and across the UK. The much-loved British-made Hawk aircraft used by the team is ...

On the April 1, 1918 the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service merged to create the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF), and on July 10, 2018 the RAF celebrated with Queen Elizabeth, other members ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from DCS World: Hawk The Hawk first entered service with the RAF in 1976, both as an advanced flying-training aircraft and a weapons-training aircraft. The Hawk ...