16 March 2020
UK RAF passes major NATO capability test
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) passed a major NATO capability evaluation (CAPEVAL) in early March, designed ‘to prove the service’s ability to conduct operations in challenging conditions’.
The CAPEVAL, announced on 13 March, involved 600 personnel from the 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW), and took place at RAF Leeming in Yorkshire, northern England, from 5 to 11 March. 135 EAW comprises airmen from across the RAF with a range of skills that include firemen, medics and Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
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The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) passed a major NATO capability evaluation (CAPEVAL) in early March, des...
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