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 ...

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 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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Royal Air Force has confirmed that its MQ-9A Reaper fleet has been withdrawn after 18 years in service, as the MQ-9B Protector RG1 readies for operational deployment.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