Tag: Tornado fighter jets

• Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 11:28 UTC

  RAF’s Tranche 1 Typhoons in Falklands until at least 2027

  

  The United Kingdom has retired from service most of its remaining early model Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, retaining only a small number to provide air defense for the country's South Atlantic Overseas Territories, that is the Falkland Islands, according to Janes, a renowned defense and security intelligence website.

• Monday, January 6th 2014 - 19:07 UTC

  RAF Tornado fighter jets fly with parts made using 3D printing technology

  

  Royal Air Force Tornado fighter jets have flown with parts made using 3D printing technology for the first time, defense company BAE Systems has said. The metal components were used in test flights from the firm's airfield at Warton, Lancashire, late last month.