21 October
On This Day, 1939: On 21 October 1939, 46 Squadron Hurricanes intercepted Heinkel He 115 floatplanes over the North Sea in the…
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Aircraft profiles from the modern raf era of the Royal Air Force.
F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin
Fighter AircraftThe F-35B Lightning II brought stealth, advanced sensors and STOVL capability to RAF Marham and the United Kingdom’s carrier strike force.
View aircraft → Entered service June 2018
Max speed 1,200 mph (1,931 km/h)
Ceiling 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Range 1,050 mi (1,690 km)
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Modern RAF
AgustaWestland Merlin
AgustaWestland / Leonardo Helicopters
Modern RAF
Airbus Voyager
Airbus Defence and Space
Modern RAF
BAE Hawk
British Aerospace / BAE Systems
Modern RAF
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
McDonnell Douglas / Boeing
Modern RAF
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Boeing
Modern RAF
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Modern RAF
Boeing Poseidon MRA1
Boeing
Cold War
English Electric Canberra
English Electric
Modern RAF
Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter GmbH
Modern RAF
F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin
Modern RAF
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Cold War
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Hawker Siddeley
Cold War
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
Hawker Siddeley
Cold War
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Lockheed (later Lockheed Martin)
Cold War
Panavia Tornado
Panavia Aircraft GmbH (BAC / MBB / Aeritalia consortium)
Modern RAF
Protector RG1
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Cold War
SEPECAT Jaguar
SEPECAT (Breguet / British Aircraft Corporation)
Cold War