Dan Chorley
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Dan Chorley
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Media & Comms professional in Defence / Aerospace.
Living in Scotland.
🎬 All caught up on 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗔𝗙?

Episode 3 airs on @Channel4 at 9pm this Tuesday, but #ICYMI here are pilots Buzz and Robbo from the series talking about their experiences flying and fighting in the Royal Air Force 👇

🎬 www.raf.click/tgs2-mindset
February 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🎬 PREVIEW: Episode 3 of #TopGunsC4

Meet Mac and Cheese, two pilots on 29 Sqn flying @Eurofighter for the first time.

They're put through their paces by the most experienced pilots in the Royal Air Force.

Next Tuesday 9pm on @Channel4

Catch-up here: www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
February 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Series 2 of Top Guns: Inside the RAF continues this Tuesday.

Here's a video preview, where RAF Typhoons have been tasked with strikes in Yemen, in response to the Houthis targeting shipping in the Red Sea

Catch the episode this Tuesday, 9pm, @channel4.bsky.social

#TopGunsC4
February 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Series 2 takes off on Tue 4th Feb, 9pm on Channel4

See the Royal Air Force on operations in the UK 🇬🇧 and overseas.

Experience missions like never before, onboard the Eurofighter Typhoon, and alongside Reaper crews operating the MQ-9A remotely piloted air system.

www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
January 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
A new year treat! Series two of 𝙏𝙤𝙥 𝙂𝙪𝙣𝙨: 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝘼𝙁 will hit your screens on Channel 4 early next year.

See first-hand how the Royal Air Force protects our national security, on operations in the UK and overseas.

What are you hoping to see in series 2?
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December 20, 2024 at 12:25 PM
The RAF have deployed ORCUS, their Counter Uncrewed Air System (CUAS) capability, to US bases in the UK after drone sightings.

news.sky.com/story/drones...

ORCUS is based on Leonardo's Falcon Shield. Operationally proven and modular, it enables the creation of an effective, layered defence.
British forces deployed after drones spotted again over three US air bases in UK
The sightings came after similar drone movements over the same sites between Wednesday and Friday last week - a highly unusual occurrence.
news.sky.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:57 AM
The future of the Typhoon’s ‘Praetorian’ defensive suite has been unveiled.

Its EW system will future-proof Typhoon against threats through to 2060 and beyond, providing improved situational awareness & survivability.

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uk.leonardo.com/en/news-and-...
November 20, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Great work by the @royalairforce.bsky.social as always - but the Bear F is not a bomber!

There are three main variants of Russian Bears intercepted by the RAF in what is known as Quick Reaction Alert.

Here's how you can identify them visually, and what they do 👇

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www.bbc.com/news/article...
RAF Lossiemouth fighter jets track Russian bomber over North Sea
Two Typhon jets from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled after the Russian aircraft were detected over the North Sea.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:50 AM