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 ...

The first of 16 RG.1 Protector RPAS successfully brought over to the UK at RAF Waddington ceremony. On Oct. 23, 2023, the RAF held a welcoming ceremony for the first RAF RG.1 Protector Remotely ...

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 ...

The Protector flights completed in the UK to date have been performed by pilots from the RAF’s 56 Sqn test and evaluation unit, supported by personnel from 31 Sqn. “Earlier this week we had aircraft ...

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 ...

The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has commenced Phase III of the flight-testing programme for the new Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system (RPAS). This phase will see the Protector operate from RAF ...

RG Mk1 Protector flew for the first time in British skies over Lincolnshire recently. On Nov.17, 2023 the Royal Air Force announced that its RG Mk1 Protector Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON—The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a military type certificate (MTC) for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) new General Atomics Protector uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Securing the ...