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RAF Honington in Bury St Edmunds will conduct aircraft night-time training

RAF Honington The A400M Atlas tactical transport aircraftRAF Honington
The A400M Atlas tactical transport aircraft will be using RAF Honington as an "austere and remote location"

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is due to use a Suffolk airfield for flying and ground training over the coming week.

The A400M Atlas tactical transport aircraft will be using RAF Honington in Bury St Edmunds to conduct night-time flying training from 30 October.

A statement from the airfield said the activities would "enable ground training for the crew and mobility teams being carried".

Flying activity will take place between 17:00 and 22:00 GMT.

The aircraft is due to land at the airbase on several occasions until 2 November.

According to Airbus, the creator of the A400M Atlas, it is the "most advance" airlifter available, using "state-of-the-art technologies to fulfil the current and upcoming armed forces' needs".

The airfield said: "This further use of RAF Honington reflects the significance of the airfield in delivering high-value training to both aircrew and groundcrew for operations across the globe under the concept of agile combat employment".

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