Tim Robinson
@RAeSTimR
Editor in Chief of AEROSPACE - the magazine of the Royal Aeronautical Society. All views own, RTs not endorsements. [email protected] Threads: raes_timr
Not first use in conflict (SwAF Gripens took part in Op Unified Protector in Libya in 2011) but were restricted to reconnaissance and non-kinetic missions. This would represent first instance of Gripens dropping weapons, though. #avgeek
BREAKING: The Swedish fighter jet JAS 39 Gripen has been used in active battle for the first time ever. The Royal Thai Air Force used the planes today to strike Cambodian artillery and MLRS systems that were preparing to strike Thailand 🇸🇪🇹🇭
The US this week started stationing nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time since 2008. Is this the right moment to become more dependent on America and what's the alternative? My weekend read can be found below 👇
Rule Number One: Do not take a selfie to sign up for a gossip app while working on the flight line at a secret military base.
Optimising our own engine "enables a breakthrough in the passenger cabin that we haven’t shared yet - no one’s ever going to believe you could do" On the record with @BoomAero founder & CEO @BScholl #avgeek #Concorde ow.ly/HUf350Wv83q
Why did Boom Supersonic decide to build its own jet engine to power the Overture SST? Fascinating interview with @BScholl #avgeek #Concorde ow.ly/n9rb50Wv7SP


25 years ago today the crash of Concorde in Paris sealed the fate of supersonic passenger air travel - but can Boom Supersonic bring it back? Q&A with Blake Scholl #avgeek ow.ly/QxJu50Wv82r
The general public needs a better understanding of how electric air taxis can benefit their lives if the advanced air mobility industry is ever to move beyond a few hundred or thousand such aircraft serving tourists or the very wealthy. #AIAAaviation aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/industry-must-…
Are you fascinated by all thing’s aviation? Consider a career in engineering! ✈️ Meet Sophie an aerodynamics and performance engineer. Sophie is the Assistant Chief Engineer of Electric Products at BAE Systems. Sophie uses maths to work out if new aircraft designs will fly and…
Optimising our own engine "enables a breakthrough in the passenger cabin that we haven’t shared yet - no one’s ever going to believe you could do" On the record with @BoomAero founder & CEO @BScholl #avgeek #Concorde ow.ly/AaGv50Wv7JP


Why did Boom Supersonic decide to build its own jet engine to power the Overture SST? Fascinating interview with @BScholl #avgeek #Concorde ow.ly/n9rb50Wv7SP
Join us on 18 Sept for the Amy Johnson Named Lecture 2025. Smriti Hamal will explore MRO’s evolution from manual checks to AI innovation and celebrate women’s vital role in aviation safety. Book now: ow.ly/vGAH50WuwGo
25 years ago today the crash of Concorde in Paris sealed the fate of supersonic passenger air travel - but can Boom Supersonic bring it back? Q&A with Blake Scholl #avgeek aerosociety.com/news/mach-to-t…


Register now for our free event on #MentalHealth in Aerospace Awareness, on 6 October in London and online. We’re looking forward to hearing insights into this important topic from Prof Robert Bor HonFRAeS, Director of the Centre for Aviation Psychology. ow.ly/ktY650Wv9Mu
New content on Aerosociety! 'Mach to the future – in conversation with @BoomAero founder and CEO Blake Scholl' #avgeek #Concorde ow.ly/AaGv50Wv7JP
Middle East: @jobyaviation Affirms Early 2026 launch For Passenger Flights” evtolinsights.com/2025/07/middle…
New content on Aerosociety! 'Mach to the future – in conversation with Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl' #avgeek #Concorde aerosociety.com/news/mach-to-t…

Are fighter pilots heading for extinction with AI? Food for thought from @HelsingAI on the sidelines of #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs with @gregbagwell (Telegraph £) #avgeek #defence telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…

Quarter of century since the AF Concorde crash #avgeek
🧵1/16 #OTD in 2000: Concorde disaster. Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde, crashes in Paris (France). All 110 aboard,4 on the ground die. Jet struck debris on runway, puncturing fuel tanks: subsequent fire and engine failure caused a loss of control shortly after take-off.
🚀 Dassault Aviation is pushing for its proposed #Vortex reusable spaceplane to become a @esa program, Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier said July 22. aviationweek.com/space/space-ex…
Blimey. When you put it like that… @RAFMUSEUM @WeHaveWaysPod @ww2headquarters