Standard Rule: Fire Two Missiles Per Target, Then Repeat
Worth remembering in all this debate about interceptor missiles vs drones/cruise missiles and stocks/reserves running out, that doctrinally the standard engagement RoE is always fire TWO missiles at every target. Then watch and fire 2 more to ensure a kill until its gone #Iran
SAF Could Raise Airline Ticket Prices Significantly
How much might SAF add to airline passenger ticket flights? We crunch the numbers #avgeek #RAeSCommercialAviationSummit #RAeSCivilAviationWeek https://t.co/xzQcwe0vS3 https://t.co/855NGDNbgM
No Spare Sky Sabre Batteries for RAF Akrotiri
Obvious Q - no spare Sky Sabre batteries that could be deployed to defend RAF Akrotiri? #Cyprus #IranIsraelWar
Tech Glitch and Wind Force Hercules Back to Hangar
Plot twist. Herc gone tech and too windy to check it without dragging it back into a hangar.... plan B? https://t.co/kyNjejlmpc
Swedish Gripen Rearmed in 10‑12 Minutes During QRA Demo
Very cool demo here of a QRA turnaround- 10-12mins to rearm a Swedish AF Gripen C on Iceland Air Policing duty. #avgeek https://t.co/QnWx6mIx0d
Denmark Won’t Rule Out Future Greenland Air Policing
"Definitely not exclude" standing up a Greenland Air Policing deployment in the future, says Danish Air Chief in an Arctic Sentry/NATO Iceland Air Policing press briefing. https://t.co/7KaxVG4yba
Denmark Deploys F‑35s to NATO Arctic Sentry
Next up, Commander Danish Air Force, Major General Jan Dam. RDAF deploying F-35s to Arctic Sentry. #NATO https://t.co/E5rfxfhINt
NATO Thrives in High North, Arctic Cooperation Grows
Day 2 of Swedish AF/ #NATO media trip with Director General Jonas G Allansson, Iceland, explaining how "the alliance is functioning very well" in the High North - with "Growing cooperation between Arctic allies" https://t.co/YzXdmbmfSS
Swedish Air Force's C‑130H Phases Out for C‑390
Old school Herc action with SwAF C-130H. (Tp84). Set to be replaced in service by the Embraer C-390. #avgeek https://t.co/ZVCy9NCE7H
Swedish AF Chief Discusses NATO Air Policing in Iceland
Great to chat to Swedish AF chief Maj Gen Jonas 'Shaft' Wikman about Sweden's NATO Air Policing Mission in Iceland here at Keflavik AB. #avgeek https://t.co/KUhgWv1XcN
Iceland Showcases NATO Air Policing History on Wall
Cool display wall of previous NATO Air Policing missions and visitors here in Iceland. #avgeek https://t.co/qzXPxJ75NE
Sweden Leads NATO Air Policing Over Iceland
Here in Iceland, where 4 the first time, Sweden has taken command of a NATO Air Policing deployment. 6 x Gripens, 100 personnel plus counter drone and fighter controllers to protect airspace. "Need to make sure we are ready to...
NMH Approval Still Unclear as Deadline Passes
So - conscious that things have been a bit hectic elsewhere these past 48 hrs - but did #NMH actually get signed off? Any official announcement given deadline was today?
AI Becomes Next Multi‑Domain Weapon System
Would probably add AI to the list of new weapon systems - particularly for coordinating/planning highly complex multi-domain ops, VUL windows, EW, tanker tracks, cyber, space ISR etc to achieve synchronised ToT & then rapidly generating a new frag order....
Europe's Drone Wall Mirrors Maginot Line Folly
Is Europe's proposed 'Drone Wall' the aerial equivalent of the Maginot Line? Exclusive analysis in March 2026 AEROSPACE #drones #NATO #Ukraine https://t.co/cWQRnTWlQr https://t.co/diKSD4Xblb
Five Years On, Aviation Workers Still Feel Pandemic’s Shadow
The long shadow of Covid - how 5 years year on from the pandemic - some aviation professionals are still struggling to cope. Only in March 2026 AEROSPACE https://t.co/Mpa5ZPsFX8 https://t.co/KDDHedHkBp
PM Pre-Announces Black Hawk as NMH Winner
For the full Whitehall #NMH chaos experience, we now need a prescheduled tweet from the PM saying that he "is delighted to announce the winner of New Medium Helicopter is the Black Hawk"
Is DEI in Aviation Dead? A New Magazine Probe
Is #DEI in aviation now DOA? One of the features in the latest (March) issue of AEROSPACE magazine #avgeek https://t.co/Mpa5ZPsFX8 https://t.co/lCIQE962vX
Mark Your Calendar: RAeS Future Air & Space Summit
Mark diaries for the RAeS Future Air and Space Defence Summit - 20-21 May, RAeS HQ, London #avgeek #GCAP #FCAS #Tempest https://t.co/o1hRSTY3OR https://t.co/tkbs3FWhwm
Aerospace Leaders Inspire Youth at RAeS Event
Great to have @ProfBrianCox @ChiefofAirStaff & @JonEggingTrust at RAeS HQ earlier this week for an evening focused on youth and aerospace #avgeek https://t.co/4JgtkiXkUv https://t.co/J7UZ3NsPP6
Enders Regrets Abandoning 50‑year BAE Partnership
Tom Enders - "We should have kept and nurtured our relationship with [Britain’s] BAE Systems. We are looking back to more than 50 years of successful co-operation in fighter aircraft development with the United Kingdom,” #avgeek
Visual Illusions and Terrain Traps Challenge Unwary Pilots
From somatogravic illusions on go-arounds to the visual traps of dark nights and sloping terrain - some of the visual challenges for unwary pilots #humanfactors #avgeek https://t.co/59tJngzTkO https://t.co/IxxlRG3ZcD
Jungle‑Found Tu‑160 Restoration Reveals New Aeronautical AI Slop
Hesitant to share this as don't want to give them the clicks - but just discovered new levels of aeronautical #AISlop with this 'restoration of a Tu160'(!) lost for 'decades' in the jungle. MAKE. IT. STOP. #avgeek https://t.co/OO0Y7gT9Mk https://t.co/gPr8mMiPh4
Pilots' Perception Tricks: Seeing Isn't Believing in 3D
When seeing isn't believing - the tricks pilot's bodies can play on them as they navigate 3D space #avgeek #humanfactors https://t.co/r3OCeLJL79 https://t.co/L4GKdB81Vt
Pilots' Perception Errors: Human Factors Challenge Flight Safety
When your senses deceive you - the stubborn human factors challenges that pilots experience #avgeek #humanfactors https://t.co/dmk5hFt5TY https://t.co/giz0zgi37J
Leonardo Proteus UAV: 15‑Minute Flight Limits Hype
"Wait and sea" - genius headline for this report on Leonardo Proteus UAV from @fg_domperry - but only 15 mins flight time so far? #avgeek https://t.co/fuWDNu7sFH https://t.co/SoGUaRJTZX
Airbus Unveils High‑speed and Advanced Rotorcraft Concepts for NATO
After being glimpsed in a @aerosociety Lecture in https://t.co/Zm9M2njU6V in 2025 - @AirbusHeli reveals next generation rotorcraft concepts for #NATO #NGRC requirement. 2 concepts - a high-speed compound chopper and an advanced conventional design #avgeek https://t.co/PxLWEs1hSO
Mark Your Calendar: BA CEO Sean Doyle Speaks 12 March
Heads up! Mark diaries for RAeS Heathrow Branch lecture, 12 March with @British_Airways CEO Sean Doyle #avgeek #britishairways https://t.co/43KuoybuxB https://t.co/8f3b2zQ28m
Project OVERMATCH Scales UK Drone Production
Project OVERMATCH - how one company is scaling up production of #drones in the UK #avgeek https://t.co/sEEOjJQprt https://t.co/PjEtX67uHA
Tekever's AR3 EVO: Small UAV, Massive Modular Power
Small UAV - with big capabilities - how @Tekever is taking modular #drones to the next level with its AR3 EVO #avgeek #defence https://t.co/9hbPLZEY4l https://t.co/Or8fywIuXn
Tekever Integrates Ukraine Combat Lessons Into EVO Drone
How Anglo-Portuguese UAV firm @Tekever is incorporating battle lessons from Ukraine for its latest EVO #drone #avgeek https://t.co/9hbPLZEY4l https://t.co/c2NdkqOs7K
Noisy Neighborhoods More Annoyed by Air Taxi Noise
"Initial results reveal that residents living in noisy areas reported being more bothered by the air taxi sounds than those in quieter areas." #avgeek
Chief of Air Staff Fireside Chat Highlights at RAeS
Cool video round-up of yesterday's Fireside Chat by @ChiefofAirStaff at RAeS HQ. #avgeek #defence https://t.co/2UyfTpsJ4R
Free Aviation Lecture by Delta Ops Leader
Free #aviation lecture, RAeS Washington DC Branch, 18 Feb, 2026 Sir Stuart Matthews Lecture - given by John Laughter, EVP, Chief of Operations and President, @Delta Technical Operations #avgeek https://t.co/FJ8pi7Q6kU https://t.co/l4RPF1BDai
Free Aviation Lectures at RAeS Solent Competition
Free #aviation lecture(s), RAeS Solent Branch, NE Rowe Lecture Competition (<22 Category), 18 Feb #avgeek https://t.co/JJra4NarBl
CFD Validation Challenges Explored by Modelers and Measurers
Today (18 Feb) at RAeS HQ! RAeS #Aerodynamics Workshop 2026: CFD Validation Challenges - Perspectives from Modellers and Measurers #avgeek https://t.co/OxpGPT4vKi https://t.co/jfXuQTxXsr
Artemis II Launch Countdown Kicks Off Now
The race to the Moon is on! - @SpaceKate reports on the countdown to Artemis II launch #NASA #Artemis https://t.co/HgVrFswjLR https://t.co/P7yO0wazU1
VerticalAero Showcases Valo eVTOL at Singapore Airshow
Re-up! On the record with @VerticalAero at the 2026 Singapore Airshow to find out more about their Valo #eVTOL #avgeek https://t.co/xntDfKHnaO
Artemis II Showcases Power of Global Collaboration
“Artemis II is far more than a flight test” says RAeS President Elect, Malcolm Macdonald. “It’s a demonstration of what happens when we choose to come together." International cooperation at the heart of #NASA #Artemis mission https://t.co/5siV6ujeHT https://t.co/hK7AcoVyQt
RAF Chief Calls for More Agile, Integrated, Ready Air
RAF Chief of the Air Staffs message - "make AIR more AIR - (Agile, Integrated, Ready to fly and fight) #avgeek https://t.co/YlMWPJbocW
Artemis II: First Human Deep‑Space Flight in 50 Years
The first human spaceflight mission in over 50 years to venture beyond LEO - why Artemis II matters #NASA https://t.co/hDB2MAHbL2 https://t.co/MRfxDeQFVQ
Wisk Envisions Autonomous, Accessible Electric VTOL Air Taxis
Re-up! Autonomous and accessible - Wisk's vision for future electric VTOL air taxis #avgeek #Boeing #eVTOL #Wisk https://t.co/tpZctOS8e0
First Scheduled Helicopter Service Ticket Unearthed From 1950
Cool bit of aviation history discovered by RAeS Librarian in our archives - ticket for world's first scheduled helicopter passenger service, between Liverpool/Cardiff/Liverpool - 1950! #avgeek https://t.co/59ZlxZSTDN https://t.co/Bb7fjvMQS7
Beware Easy Fixes: Aviation Sustainability Isn't Simple
If it looks too good to be true then it probably is - beware those promising easy fixes to aviation's sustainability challenges, says RAeS Head of Research in a personal commentary #avgeek https://t.co/93rGLcXKZO https://t.co/JuC0jFsawu
All‑Economy Planes Won’t Halve Aviation Emissions, Warns Expert
If we made every airliner all-economy - could that slash aviation's emissions by 50%? Not so fast, argues RAeS Head of Research Naomi Allen, who warns against 'easy wins' to sustainability #avgeek https://t.co/tOVFLw7vLK https://t.co/bNd4bey0XQ
Southwest Unfazed by Antenna Drag, Mirrors Ryanair
Southwest not bothered by antenna drag or passenger take-up numbers as per Ryanair's dismissal of Starlink? #avgeek
FPV Drones Weaponized by Criminals, Cartels, Terrorists
Read the latest (Feb 2026) edition of AEROSPACE to find out how FPV drones are now being used by criminals, cartels & terror groups. #drones #avgeek https://t.co/ojreumsvPo https://t.co/H6AVjtFYvB
Digital Twins Deemed Crucial for Future Combat Aircraft
A landmark RAeS simulation conference in late 2025 considered not just flightsims - but #digitaltwins - essential to realise future combat aircraft projects. Report https://t.co/ZbRn47azyY https://t.co/EajdUmQ4EH
AI, VR, and AR Shaping Flight Simulation's Future
AI, VR or AR? What is the future of professional flight simulation & training devices? A recent RAeS Conference explored the issues. https://t.co/ZbRn47azyY https://t.co/1s7khhvPme
Learn How to Direct an Air Show – Free Lecture
Free #aviation lecture, RAeS Southend Branch, 10 Feb 'So you want to have an Air Show - The role of the Flying Display Director' #avgeek https://t.co/Io71kgb894 https://t.co/23Dcc3BwhA