Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 Themes
This year's
'Eyes in the Skies' theme will see the Royal International Air Tattoo celebrate and highlight the vital role aviation plays across domains of aerial surveying, airborne early warning, maritime patrol, search and rescue, reconnaissance, signals intelligence and surveillance. At RAF Fairford we will welcome aircraft from around the world which have been modified and adapted for use on these specialised missions, in military and civilian operation for visitors to view.
RIAT 2025 Participating Aircraft:
(F)=Flying Display, (S)=Static Display, (FP)=Flypast
Belgian Air Component:
• Airbus A400M Atlas (S)
• General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon (S)
Civilian:
• Auster AOP.9 (S)
• American General AG-5B Tiger (S)
• BAC Jet Provost T.3A (S)
• BAC Jet Provost T.5 (S)
• Bell 47 H-1 (S)
• Bell Sioux AH.1 (S)
• Bell UH-1D Iroquois (S)
• Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander (S)
• Cessna T-41A Mescalero (S)
• Comco Ikarus C42 (S)
• Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (S)
• DHC Chipmunk T.10 (S)
• DHC Chipmunk T.10 (S)
• Douglas R4D Skytrain - CAF (S)
• Dornier Do 27 (S)
• Evektor EV-97 Eurostar (S)
• Fouga CM.170 Magister (S)
• Grob 120TP (S)
• Grob 520NG (S)
• Hawker Hunter T.72 (S)
• Lockheed L-12A Electra Junior (S)
• Piaggio P.166C (S)
• Piper Super Cub (S)
• Rheims-Cessna F152 (S)
• Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 (S)
• Sikorsky S-92A (S)
• Soko J-20 Kraguj (S)
• Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV (S)
• Supermarine Spitfire XI - ARC (F)
• Supermarine Spitfire XIX - Rolls Royce (F)
• Westland Whirlwind HAR10 (S)
• Westland Wessex HU5 (S)
Czech Air Force:
• Aero Vodochody L-159 ALCA (S)
• CASA C-295 (S)
• LET L-410FG Turbolet (S)
• PZL-Swidnik W-3A Sokol (F)
• Saab JAS-39C Gripen (F)
Royal Danish Air Force:
• General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon (F)
• General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon (S)
Finnish Air Force:
• McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet (F)
Finnish Army:
• MD Helicopters MD-500E Defender (S)
French Air & Space Force:
• Boeing E-3F Sentry (S)
French Navy:
• Breguet Atlantique 2 (F)
German Air Force:
• Airbus A400M (F)
• Airbus Helicopters H145M LUH SOF (S)
• Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules (S)
• Panavia Tornado IDS (S)
• Panavia Tornado ECR (S)
German Army:
• NHindustries NH90 TTH (F)
• NHindustries NH90 TTH (S)
German Navy:
• Westland Sea Lynx MK.88 (S)
Hellenic Air Force:
• Dassault Mirage 2000-5BG (S)
• Dassault Mirage 2000-5EG (S)
Hungarian Air Force:
• Airbus Helicopters H225M (S)
Italian Coast Guard:
• ATR 42MP Surveyor (S)
Irish Air Corps:
• Eurocopter EC135 (S)
• Leonardo AW139 (S)
• Pilatus PC-12NG (S)
Italian Air Force:
• Frecce Tricolori (F)
• Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon (F)
• Gulfstream E-550A CAEW (S)
• Leonardo C-27J Spartan (F)
• Leonardo HH-139B (S)
• Leonardo T-346A Master (F)
• Leonardo P-72A (S)
Lithuanian Air Force:
• Airbus Helicopters AS365N3+ Dauphin (S)
Polish Air Force:
• Lockheed C-130E Hercules (S)
• Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (F)
Portuguese Air Force:
• Leonardo AW101 Merlin (F)
Qatar Emiri Air Force:
• Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian (S)
• Boeing C-17A Globemaster III (S)
• BAE Systems Hawk MK.167 (S)
• BAE Systems Typhoon FGR.4 (S)
Royal Canadian Air Force:
• Lockheed CP-140M Aurora (S)
• Lockheed Martin CC-130J Hercules (S)
Royal Air Force:
• Airbus Helicopters Juno HT.1 (S)
• BBMF Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane (F)
• Red Arrows (F)
• BAE Systems Hawk T.2 (S)
• RAF Typhoon FGR.4 (F)
• RAF Typhoon FGR.4 - 3Sqn (S)
• RAF Typhoon FGR.4 - IXB Sqn (S)
• Boeing Chinook HC.5 (F)
• Boeing Poseidon MRA.1 (S)
• Dassault Envoy IV CC.1 (S)
• BBMF Douglas C-47A Dakota (S)
• Embraer Phenom T.1 (S)
• Grob Prefect T.1 (S)
• Grob Tutor T.1 (S)
Royal Navy:
• Leonardo Merlin HM.2 (S)
• Black Cats - Wildcat HMA.2 x2 (F)
• Leonardo Wildcat HMA.2 (S)
Royal Jordanian Air Force:
• Royal Jordanian Falcons (F)
• Lockheed C-130H Hercules (S)
Royal Netherlands Air Force:
• Airbus A330 MRTT (S)
• Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian (S)
• NHIndustries NH90 NFH (S)
• Pilatus PC-7 (S)
Royal New Zealand Air Force:
• Boeing 757-2K2 (S)
Slovak Air Force:
• Leonardo C-27J Spartan (S)
Slovenian Armed Forces:
• Leonardo C-27J Spartan (S)
• Pilatus PC-9M Hudournik (F)
• Pilatus PC-9M Hudournik (S)
Spanish Air & Space Force:
• CASA CN-235 Vigma (S)
• Eurofighter C.16 Tifon (F)
• Sikorsky S-76C (S)
Spanish Navy:
• Cessna Citation II (S)
• McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B Harrier II (F)
Swedish Air Force:
• Sikorsky HKP16 Black Hawk (F)
• Sikorsky HKP16 Black Hawk (S)
United States Army:
• Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian (2) (S)
Red Arrows Display Schedule:
• Friday 18 July 2025 - TBA.
• Saturday 19 July 2025 - TBA.
• Sunday 20 July 2025 - TBA.
More details of the Red Arrows and a route map can be found on the
Red Arrows Schedule Page.