@RAFView

Defence journalist, analyst and commentator. Former RAF Officer. Views expressed are entirely in a personal capacity.

Joined February 2013
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In the 2024-25 financial year guess how much the MoD spent on hotel accommodation for civil servants. Thank god for Teams meetings otherwise lord knows how much more the actual bill of £67,459,818.40 would have been
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This caught my attention today - in 1985 MacAir pitched the C-10 (based on the DC-10-30) to replace the VC-137 in the Presidential fleet. The 747 (VC-25) won.
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Another view of one of two 17 TES F-35Bs at Miramar show. Both had arrived from NAS Point Mugu after the end of Ex Gray Flag.
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Good to see some tail markings on a Brit F-35 (17 Test & Eval Sqn based at Edwards AFB).
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We have the capability and recent experience in Cyprus, so at what point will the RAF get tasked to help fight the fires across the UK? It’s going to be an enduring commitment after all
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201 Squadron P-8 Poseidon is responding to a maritime distress beacon in the vicinity of point Portpatrick/Stranraer
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The second UK Wedgetail AEW1 (E-7A) is airborne on its first post-conversion flight from Birmingham.
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Seems the Russian frigate Grigorovich is a now SSW of Plymouth.
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In other news the Pope has been seen wearing a pointy hat and a shark observed defecating in the sea.
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The two F-35Bs stranded in the Azores are about to arrive at Marham completing delivery of the first 48 aircraft. With E-7 now at Lossie a good week for the #RAF.
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A rare flight by a UK E-7A Wedgetail. A photo of it over HS2 would be apt.
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Stunning scheme on a 48thFW F-15E at Lakenheath to commemorate Op El Dorado Canyon, the strike on Libya, in ‘86. (Image: USAF)
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‘Karma 52’ on the nose was the call sign of an F-111F lost with both crew, Captain Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci (pilot) and Captain Paul F. Lorence (Weapon Systems Officer). RIP.
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Gridlock around RAF Lakenheath this morning as anti-war protesters block the main gate.
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Haven’t used this to open a beer before, but I will today. BZ!
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The New Medium Helicopter will be known as the Augusta Westland Wardrobe in service on the basis that when it’s full it won’t move.
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Looks like additional RAF Typhoons are en-route from Coningsby, follows announcement that four are to bolster defences of Allies in Middle East. Good luck and god speed.
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Somewhat inevitably the UK F-35 pilot who shot down a drone was from the Fleet Air Arm (well done to him).
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Should the UK come under missile attack I’m heading to the safest place to be - Portsmouth
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For UK personnel at Akrotiri the fight is very real, be interested to see the effect on the views of personnel of the failure to deploy assets to protect the base and the family/dependents there. 1/2
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The personnel will be cracking on, but they do (and should) expect their loved ones to have maximum protection from the get go, not in eight days time. 2/2
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