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 ...

RAF WADDINGTON, England—The Royal Air Force says its new Protector remotely piloted air system will enable the air arm to operate on the “world stage,” after the platform achieved a number of firsts ...

The UK Ministry of Defence is purchasing a total of 16 Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) to replace the RAF's Reaper RPAS drone fleet. At the virtual 2020 Air and Space Power ...

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 Protector (pictured) is to shortly take on the Operation ‘Shader' combat role of the Reaper it is replacing. (Crown Copyright) The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is ...

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 ...