Technical Issue Grounds RAF Hawk Jet Trainers

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
LONDON–The UK Royal Air Force has temporarily halted flying operations with its Hawk jet trainers after a technical issue was discovered. The pause in flying, which began Aug. 16, impacts both fleets of the older T1 model aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Red Arrows aerobatic display...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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