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RAF Operational Honours List April 2019
APPOINTMENT TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE As Officer Wing Commander M.J. BRESSANI As […]
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WW2 RAF pilot given military funeral
RAF Warrant Officer (WO) John Henry “Harry” Coates has been laid to rest more than 70 years after he died […]
Wedgetail to be RAF’s new early warning radar aircraft
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has signed a $1.98Bn (£1.51Bn) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft. The E-7 fleet will […]
First use of RAF’s Brimstone
The Royal Air Force’s Brimstone missile capability has been deployed from a Typhoon jet for the first time, in the […]
Red Arrows North American display-schedule revealed
RAF Press release A list of locations where people can see the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team display during […]
RAF commemorates iconic Tornado fast jet
The Royal Air Force has released stunning images of a unique aircraft formation to celebrate forty years of service by […]
RAF departs for Exercise Red Flag 2019
As of the 18th January, personnel and aircraft from across the Royal Air Force have started to leave the UK […]
RAF plan for F-35 split-buy undermines aircraft carrier programme
Deborah Haynes, foreign affairs editor at Sky News has reported that, behind the scenes, the RAF is arguing […]
RAF Typhoons launch with new missile
RAF Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth this morning for the first time with the Meteor Air-to-Air missile in defence of […]
Royal Air Force Armed Forces Operational Awards List 2018
OPERATIONS Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) Squadron Leader (now Acting Wing Commander) C. A. WRIGHT […]
Record-breaking drop for RAF Atlas (A400M)
A Royal Air Force Atlas (A400M) has delivered a cargo load weighing 23 tonnes by parachute over Salisbury Plain in […]
Southend-on-Sea says farewell to 617 Sqn Veteran, Bernard Mabey
Funeral for RAF veteran on November 1st at Southend Crematorium This Thursday, the local community will come together to […]
Voyager AAR tanker completes the first UK refuel of Lightning II
The RAF’s Voyager Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) tanker has completed the first UK refuel of the F-35B Lightning II jets. […]
RAF delivers UK aid in Indonesia
UK MOD press release An RAF aircraft has successfully delivered 17.5 tonnes of UK aid supplies for those affected […]
UK chequebook out for Aussie Wedgetail EW aircraft
It is now clear the UK has made a definite decision to look beyond the E3 Sentry air-frame as a […]
RAF photographic competition 2018
This year’s RAF photographic competition has produced some really interesting images. It has to be said that the pictures […]
RAF Embraces Digital Learning in Centenary Year
The Royal Air Force have partnered with digital transformation experts AVADO and the CIPD to announce a new learning initiative […]
Defence Secretary heralds enhanced Romanian partnership
The Defence Secretary followed his four day tour of Africa with a visit to Royal Air Force personnel serving in […]
RAF Typhoon scramble intercepts Russian aircraft over the Romanian Black Sea
Royal Air Force Typhoons based in Romania have been launched in response to Russian Su-24 FENCER aircraft operating near NATO airspace […]
RAF receives 20th Atlas transport aircraft
The RAF has taken delivery of the 20th next-generation Atlas transport aircraft as the programme continues to meet key development milestones. Secretary […]