The Royal Air Force faces a reckoning ... Those cuts most likely would target the RAF’s surveillance and transport fleets, which probably can’t survive in a high-intensity war.

[Credit: German Air Force] The Royal Air Force (RAF ... which is typically configured as a tactical transport aircraft, can also be configured for air-to-air operations capable of a refueling ...

Mark Goss/Air Force) LONDON — British lawmakers say the Royal Air Force now lacks capabilities across combat, air transport and early warning aircraft. A Ministry of Defence command paper in ...