Aircraft

Protector RG1

Remotely piloted, medium-altitude, long-endurance aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force.

Description source: raf.mod.uk

Also known as Protector

Coverage

Photograph from the metro.co.uk report

Collected 2 November 2026

RAF Protector flies its first operational sorties

The Royal Air Force's Protector RG1 flew its first operational missions on 14-16 October, spending 10 hours tracking a Russian frigate in the English Channel alongside Royal Navy warships and helicopters, British media reported on 31…

metro.co.uk