We are now into what will be an amazing year for the RAF as we celebrate their 100th Anniversary. You can be assured we are doing everything we can to deliver a fantastic Air Tattoo that reflects 100 years of RAF achievements, as well as celebrating the present and helping to inspire future generations.
We can now provide an update regarding those Air Arms that have been invited to the Air Tattoo this year. The full list is available below
To explain a bit more about the process of inviting participants, we produced a list of countries we wished to invite which was then agreed by a number of parties. This was followed up by sending out invitations to the respective nations' Chief of Air Staff by post and email.
Following up these invitations a series of Embassy visits were undertaken by our team, meeting each nation's Military and Defence Attachés who are responsible for the UK. We were overwhelmed by the positive outlook from the Attaché community in wanting to help us with the international celebration of RAF100 and we will be delighted with whatever aircraft they chose to send to the Air Tattoo, whether static or flying.
Regarding aircraft participation we are delighted that our good friends at the Royal Canadian Air Force have already confirmed they will be sending their CF18 Hornet Display, last seen here in 2008, and we hope to have more updates for you before too long!
Rest assured we are working hard with our RAF and international colleagues to bring the established favourites and attract new participants to the Air Tattoo, with exciting plans underway to celebrate RAF100 both in the flying and static displays.
Air Arm
Current Status
Royal Canadian Air Force
Confirmed Albanian Air Force Invited
Algerian Air Force Invited
Angolan Air Force Invited
Argentine Air Force Invited
Argentine Navy Invited
Royal Australian Air Force Invited
Royal Australian Army Invited
Royal Australian Navy Invited
Austrian Air Force Invited
Azerbaijani Air Force Invited
Bangladesh Air Force Invited
Barbados Defence Force Invited
Belgian Air Component Invited
Bolivian Air Force Invited
Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina Invited
Brazilian Air Force Invited
Brazilian Navy Invited
Royal Brunei Air Force Invited
Bulgarian Air Force Invited
Chilean Air Force Invited
Chilean Navy Invited
Civilian Invited
Colombian Air Force Invited
Croatian Air Force Invited
Czech Republic Air Force Invited
Royal Danish Air Force Invited
Ecuadorian Air Force Invited
Egyptian Air Force Invited
Estonian Air Force Invited
Estonian Police and Border Guard Invited
Finnish Air Force Invited
Finnish Army Aviation Invited
French Air Force Invited
French Army Air Corps Invited
French Navy Invited
German Air Force Invited
German Army Aviation Invited
German Navy Invited
Ghana Air Force Invited
Hellenic Air Force Invited
Hellenic Army Invited
Hellenic Navy Invited
Royal Jordanian Air Force Invited
Hungarian Air Force Invited
Indian Air Force Invited
Indian Navy Invited
Indonesian Air Force Invited
Iraqi Air Force Invited
Irish Air Corps Invited
Israeli Air Force Invited
Italian Air Force Invited
Italian Army Invited
Italian Coastguard Invited
Italian Navy Invited
Jamaican Air Force Invited
Japan Air Self Defense Force Invited
Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Invited
Kazakhstan Air Force Invited
Kenyan Air Force Invited
Royal Bahraini Air Force Invited
Royal Saudi Air Force Invited
Republic of Korea Navy Invited
Kuwait Air Force Invited
Latvian Air Force Invited
Lebanese Air Force Invited
Lithuanian Air Force Invited
Macedonia Air Force Invited
Malawian Defence Force Invited
Royal Malaysian Air Force Invited
Armed Forces of Malta Invited
Mexican Air Force Invited
Montenegrin Air Force Invited
Royal Moroccan Air Force Invited
Namibian Air Force Invited
NATO Invited
NATO AEWC Force Invited
NATO Heavy Airlift Wing Invited
Royal New Zealand Air Force Invited
Nigerian Air Force Invited
Royal Norwegian Air Force Invited
Royal Air Force of Oman Invited
Pakistan Air Force Invited
Pakistan Navy Invited
Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Air Force Invited
Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Naval Air Force Invited
Peruvian Air Force Invited
Phillippine Air Force Invited
Polish Air Force Invited
Polish Land Forces Invited
Polish Navy Invited
Portuguese Air Force Invited
Portuguese Navy Invited
Air Force of the Republic of Belarus Invited
Republic of Singapore Air Force Invited
Romanian Air Force Invited
Serbian Air Force Invited
Slovak Air Force Invited
Slovenian Air Force Invited
South African Air Force Invited
Republic of Korea Air Force Invited
Spanish Air Force Invited
Spanish Army Invited
Spanish Navy Invited
Sri Lanka Air Force Invited
Qatar Emiri Air Force Invited
Swedish Air Force Invited
Swiss Air Force Invited
Royal Thai Air Force Invited
Netherlands Coastguard Invited
Royal Netherlands Air Force Invited
Royal Netherlands Navy Invited
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Invited
Tunisian Air Force Invited
Turkish Air Force Invited
Turkish Army Invited
Turkish Coastguard Invited
Turkish Navy Invited
UAE Air Force Defence Invited
Ukrainian Air Force Invited
Army Air Corps Invited
QinetiQ Invited
Royal Air Force Invited
Royal Navy Invited
US Air Combat Command Invited
US Air Education Training Command Invited
US Air Force Invited
US Air Force Global Strike Command Invited
US Air Force Reserve Command Invited
US Air Force Special Operations Command Invited
US Air Forces Europe Invited
US Air Mobility Command Invited
US Air National Guard Invited
US Army Invited
US Army Europe Invited
US Coast Guard Invited
US Marine Corps Invited
US Navy Invited
Uruguayan Air Force Invited
Vietnam Peoples Air Force Invited
Zambian Air Force Invited