Consortium News: 30-06-2025,
Untangling the ownership of the RAF’s Voyager refueling aircraft shows how public money lavished on U.K. “defence” winds up rewarding rich financiers.
Scooter driver homes in on military planes at Brize Norton Air Force Base on June 20. (Palestine Action)
By Craig Murray
CraigMurray.org.uk
If you thought Royal Air Force (RAF) jets were owned by the RAF, think again.
The RAF squadron targeted for a repaint by Palestine Action due to its involvement in supplying Israel’s genocide, does not in fact belong to the RAF at all. It belongs ultimately to Polygon Global Partners LLP, a hedge fund.
Airtanker Ltd. — Direct Owner
Through a chain of seven cutout companies, which I will take you through, the direct ownership is with Airtanker Ltd., which gives its address as RAF Brize Norton.
It owns, maintains and operates the RAF’s Voyager refuelling aircraft, which have been providing mid-air refuelling to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) as well as carrying, in their cargo role, munitions to the IDF.
Note that Airtanker Ltd. states that five of the Voyager aircraft while available to the RAF: “can also be made available to other parties. This can include providing military capability to other nations…”.
Whether the aircraft have been operated by the RAF on behalf of the Israelis, or whether they have been “provided to” the IDF directly,