It had a 'similar silhouette' to a Phantom drone manufactured by Chinese company DJI. The RAF pilot saw the drone while flying on a first 'live sortie' to learn how to operate the F-35.

first co-ordinating training and exercises for Phantom and Harrier aircraft before being responsible for the development of tactics and trials of offensive aircraft at the RAF’s Central Trials ...

RAF F-35B had a near miss with an illegal altitude ... appeared it was a quadcopter drone with a silhouette similar to a Phantom drone (made by the Chinese company DJI). If the drone had been ...

The hangars and other RAF buildings were home to 613 City of ... the sightings of the airman apparition. Some have put the phantom down to a farmer who used to own the land where the terminal ...