Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
New RAF C-17 aircraft touches down in the UK
A new C-17 transport aircraft has been unveiled today by the Defence Secretary at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
Philip Hammond welcomed the £200m aircraft which arrived in the UK this week from Boeing's production plant in California, USA.
This aircraft is the eighth C-17 in the RAF's fleet. Known as 'the workhorse of the RAF', they play...
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UK and Saudi Arabia agree deal on officer and aircrew traini...
The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia have reached agreement for the UK to support a programme that will provide the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with cutting-edge officer and aircrew training.
The UK will provide the capability required, in particular to support the introduction and operation of its growing fleet of fourth generation Typhoon fighter aircraft. The adv...
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