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:
• Aermacchi MB-326 (S)
• Auster AOP.9 (S)
• American General AG-5B Tiger (S)
• BAC Jet Provost T.3A (S)
• BAC Jet Provost T.5 (S)
• Beechcraft King Air 350I (S)
• Beechcraft King Air 350 'Swift Eye' (S)
• Beechcraft King Air 350 (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)
• Dassault Falcon 2000LX (S)
• de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 'Fireswift' (S)
• de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (S)
• DHC Chipmunk T.10 (S)
• DHC Chipmunk T.10 (S)
• Douglas R4D Skytrain - CAF (S)
• Dornier Do 27 (S)
• Embraer ERJ 145 (S)
• Evektor EV-97 Eurostar (S)
• FIAT G.91R (F)
• Fouga CM.170 Magister (S)
• Grob 120TP (S)
• Grob 520NG (S)
• Gulfstream G600 (S)
• Hawker Hunter T.72 (S)
• IAR-823 (S)
• Leonardo AW139 (S)
• Lockheed L-12A Electra Junior (S)
• Piaggio P.166C (S)
• Pilatus PC-21 (S)
• Pilatus PC-24 (S)
• Piper Super Cub (S)
• Rheims-Cessna F152 (S)
• Reims-Cessna F406 Vigilant (S)
• SAAB JAS-39E Gripen (F)
• SAAB 2000 (S)
• Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 (S)
• Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV (S)
• Supermarine Spitfire XI - ARC (F)
• Supermarine Spitfire XIX - Rolls Royce (F)
• Westland Lynx AH.7 (S)
• Westland Sea King HAR.3 (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)
Egyptian Air Force:
• Antonov An-74T Coaler (S)
Finnish Air Force:
• McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet (F)
• CASA C-295M (S)
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)
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)
• Piaggio P.180 Avanti (S)
Italian Army:
• Leonardo UH-169B (S)
• Piaggio P.180 Avanti (S)
Italian Coast Guard:
• ATR 42MP Surveyor (S)
Lithuanian Air Force:
• Airbus Helicopters AS365N3+ Dauphin (S)
Pakistan Air Force:
• Ilyushin IL-78 Midas (S)
• Lockheed C-130E Hercules (S)
• PAC JF-17C Thunder (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)
Army Air Corps:
• Boeing Apache AH.2 (S)
• Boeing Apache AH.2 (F)
• Leonardo Wildcat AH.1 (S)
• Leonardo Wildcat AH.1 (F)
Royal Air Force:
• Airbus Atlas C.1 (S)
• 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 C-17 Globemaster - Sun (F)
• Boeing Poseidon MRA.1 - Sat/Sun (F)
• Boeing Poseidon MRA.1 (S)
• Boeing Rivet Joint R.1 - Fri (F)
• Boeing Wedgetail AEW.1 - Fri (F)
• Dassault Envoy IV CC.1 (S)
• Embraer Phenom T.1 (S)
• Grob Prefect T.1 (S)
• Grob Tutor T.1 (S)
• Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (S)
• Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II - Fri (F)
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)
• Boeing CH-47F Chinook (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 C-295M (S)
• CASA CN-235 Vigma (S)
• Eurofighter C.16 Tifon (F)
• Eurofighter C.16 Tifon (S)
• 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 Air Force:
• Boeing KC-46A Pegasus (S)
• Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (S)
• Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint (S)
• Learjet C-21A (S)
• Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy (S)
• Lockheed U-2S (S)
• Lockheed U-2S (F)
• Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (S)
• Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II (S)
• McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle (S)
• Rockwell B-1B Lancer - Fri/Sat (F)
• Rockwell B-1B Lancer (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.