Organisers of RIAT, the UK’s most famous airshow, have announced that the main theme for next year’s event will be ‘Fighter Meet’, celebrating over a century of air to air combat aircraft.

Scheduled for 17th-19th July 2026, the Royal International Air Tattoo, or RIAT, is one of the highlights of the world’s airshow calendar and attracts displays from air arms all across the globe. It has, with a few interruptions due to airfield works, been held at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, since the mid 1980s. Contents Organisers of RIAT, the UK’s most famous airshow, have announced that the main theme for next year’s event will be ‘Fighter Meet’, celebrating over a century of air to air combat aircraft. Royal Flight

Each year a number of themes for each edition of the airshow are selected

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