On Friday 15th July, the RAF Red Arrows will fly with the RAF's new Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to open the RIAT flying display and on Sunday 17th July, we'll see a unique pairing of the RAF Red Arrows alongside the ROKAF Black Eagles!Īrmed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan With the show rapidly approaching, we can now finally announce some of our special flypast plans. Visitors to RIAT on Saturday 16th July will be treated to an appearance from the amazing Airbus BelugaXL performing two flypasts during the flying display programme! Last week, the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force confirmed availability of their aircraft for the Air Tattoo, and therefore we're pleased to announce one of their E-3A Sentry aircraft will perform a flypast during the Friday flying display. We are honoured to welcome a Kawasaki C-2 aircraft from the Japan Air Self Defense Force to RIAT 2022, on static display, to showcase this impressive transport aircraft, which we last saw at RIAT 2018. A flashing light indicates that there has been a recent update.įor the final aircraft update ahead of RIAT 2022, we are pleased to announce the participation of a new nation at the show, with the Kingdom of Bahrain sending an aircraft for the first time! One of their C-130J Hercules aircraft will be coming to the Air Tattoo for static display, and we are very excited to welcome them to RAF Fairford next week. Countries that have declined our invitation are listed with a red light. When we received written confirmation of aircraft attendance, a green light will be displayed. An amber light will be displayed alongside the country when we enter discussions about their potential participation. The 'Traffic Light' system highlights the current status of the communications between the Air Tattoo and various international air arms invited to the event. On this page you can find all the latest news, direct from the Air Operations Department, reflecting the progress of potential aircraft participation for this year's Air Tattoo.
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