Seen flying over RAF Waddington, the Protector RG1 is due to enter UK service later in 2025. (Crown Copyright) The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is progressing flight ...

On October 11, 2023, the formerly disbanded RAF No. 31 Squadron conducted its reformation parade. It will become the first RAF RG.1 Protector unit. Last Wednesday, a reformation parade was held at RAF ...

A Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system has made its first flight from the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Waddington base in Lincolnshire, just weeks after the lead example of the General Atomics ...

The Royal Air Force has opened the Protector RG Mk1 flight and training establishment at RAF Waddington, in a ceremony hosted by Air Officer Commanding 1 Group. The building, which houses ground ...

Seen on its maiden UK flight held within the confines of RAF Waddington earlier in November, the Protector RG1 will be able to operate throughout civil controlled ...

First flight in the 🇬🇧 of the RAF’s newest aircraft, Protector RG Mk1! The remotely piloted aircraft system flew over @RAFWaddington – an important milestone in delivering the surveillance, ...

The first instructors for the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system (RPAS) fleet have begun simulator-based training in the USA.

On May 1, 2023, the Royal Air Force (RAF) began training its first cohort of pilots, sensor operators, and mission intelligence coordinators on operating its new Protector Remotely Piloted Aircraft ...

The Royal Air Force has confirmed that its MQ-9A Reaper fleet has been withdrawn after 18 years in service, as the MQ-9B Protector RG1 readies for operational deployment. Based entirely overseas for ...

LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force has completed the first flight of its new General Atomics Protector uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) in UK airspace. The first Protector—call-sign Firebird08—took off from ...

LONDON—UK Royal Air Force (RAF) instructors have begun training on the General Atomics Protector uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) ahead of the planned first delivery to the UK later this year. Personnel ...