Squadron flew their Envoy IV CC1 aircraft from RAF Northolt to Bardufoss Air Station in Norway, conducting a High North ...

As the UK prepares to assume leadership of NATO’s Allied Reaction Force (ARF) Special Operations Component in July 2026, Exercise Hyperion Storm successfully validated the Royal Air Force’s Special Op ...

The RAF has wrapped up two weeks of high-intensity sorties on Exercise Red Flag, held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Operating day and night alongside the United States Air Force (USAF) and Royal ...

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Flight Sergeant Stephen Curran, who sadly passed away on Wednesday 5 November 2025, whilst serving as the Assistant Defence Attaché in Tashkent, ...

The University Air Squadron (UAS) offers a unique chance to sample RAF life. Our main role is to attract ambitious and intelligent students into a career as an RAF officer, but joining us doesn’t ...

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The RAF Voyager “Vespina” has completed its refurbishment to provide a secure, cost-effective and suitably profiled transport for Government Ministers and the Royal Family. The aircraft now proudly ...

The RAF Sentinel R1 aircraft has carried out its last operational flight after 14 years of service. A Royal Air Force Sentinel R1 aircraft has carried out the last operational flight of the aircraft ...

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have recently returned to Estonia to police the airspace of NATO’s Eastern border with a backdrop of conflict in Ukraine. Operation Azotize began in March 2023 and ...

The MOD has chosen the UK manufactured Sting Ray Torpedo as its future torpedo capability alongside continued use of the United States Navy Mk54 weapon on the RAF’s Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

For the first time, UK F-35 Lightning jets have been conducting integration flying training with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the United States Air Force as part of their deployment to RAF ...

Following 18 years of service the RAF’s MQ9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) has made its final operational flight. Reaper entered RAF service in October 2007 to provide urgently needed ...