Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornados and Reapers, operating as part of the
international coalition in support of the Iraqi Government, have
conducted further strikes against ISIL. On Thursday evening, Kurdish
peshmerga reported coming under fire from... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The additional Reaper aircraft are flying from Kandahar Airfield to
gather vital intelligence in support of Afghan, UK and International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops on the ground. The deployment of
five new... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF’s Reaper has helped destroy a drugs
haul and foil a Taliban ambush. Film footage from the Remotely Piloted
Aircraft System (RPAS) is saving lives and fighting crime throughout
Afghanistan’s southern provinces. Routine surveillance of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
There was widespread coverage at the weekend of demonstrations outside
RAF Waddington against the Stn becoming the location for the control of
the UK's armed remotely-piloted Reaper aircraft that operate in support
of operations in Afghanistan. In response a MoD statement said... More information If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
XIII Sqn at RAF Waddington now remotely controlling Reaper. XIII Sqn at RAF Waddington stood up last year and is, as of this week, remotely controlling drones used to target insurgents in Afghanistan for the first time. From the new UAV hub at... More information If you are accessing on a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Times reports there is 'alarm' over the quality of Britain's 'drone'
pilots. The MoD said: "This is somewhat misleading. The article is
based on a Service Inquiry that refers only to Royal Artillery operation
of the Hermes 450 Unmanned Aircraft System...it is incorrect to link
this incident to any other UK remotely-operated air system, such as the
Reaper operated by the RAF... The RAF is now assisting the Royal
Artillery...More information »
In The Times there is a report that MPs are to open
an inquiry into Britain's use of drones to kill militants in a move
that could prompt the US to reveal more about its 'secret war'. On the
subject, the MoD said:'The headlines 'British use of drones at heart of
secret war' and 'MPs to test British use of drones at heart of secret
war' are factually incorrect. RAF Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems
only operate
The Guardian newspaper (23 Oct 12) has claimed that the RAF has to make an urgent purchase of five more Reaper drones, which will be the first to be controlled from a UK base. A MoD spokesman said: "This article merely confirms long-standing MoD/RAF plans which were announced as far back as Dec 10, and then reiterated in 2011...More information »
