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WEBJun 5, 2024 · RAF News. Top stories. RAF 60 Second Update. 11 Sep 2024. InsideAIR Podcast Episode 94: 'Ready to Fly and Fight' Listen to this week's InsideAIR podcast where the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton discusses what it means to be ready to fly and fight. 09 Jul 2024. Paratroopers dropped over France to mark D-Day 80.
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WEBRAF aeroplane laid out 'like Airfix kit'. Cumbria's Solway Aviation Museum is reassembling the only surviving Blackburn Beverley aircraft. All the latest content about Royal Air Force...
Key E-7 Wedgetail facility officially opened by the RAF
WEB1 day ago · A key facility that will be used to maintain the E-7 Wedgetail fleet has been officially opened by the RAF at a ceremony in Scotland. The new structure, located at RAF Lossiemouth, sits alongside the Atlantic Building, from which the UK’s fleet of nine Poseidon MRA Mk1 aircraft already operate. As the world’s most advanced, capable and ...
News articles - Royal Air Force
WEB3 days ago · 12 Sep 2024. 617 Squadron have successfully completed their first land-based NATO Air Policing mission in Iceland. Having been fully accredited by NATO since Friday 9th August, the Squadron, made up of both Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel, have sustained a full 3 and a half weeks of Quick Reaction Alert.
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022
WEBSep 14, 2023 · A Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned. The pilot fired two missiles, the first of which missed rather than...
RAF fighter jets shot down Iran drones, Rishi Sunak says - BBC
WEBApr 14, 2024 · British fighter jets shot down "a number of drones" fired at Israel from Iran, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. The UK was one of several countries, including the US, which helped counter Iran's ...
RAF fighter jets deploy to Sweden and Finland training exercises - BBC
WEBJul 9, 2022 · Six Royal Air Force fighter jets have flown to Finland and Sweden for joint training exercises, the MoD has said. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the deployment, which came at the request...
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WEBSep 2, 2024 · Man, 89, gears up for final fundraiser. Eric Ayling says daily exercise keeps him heathy, both physically and mentally. All the latest content about Royal Air Force from the BBC.
RAF Typhoon jet shoots down 'small hostile drone' in Syria - BBC News
WEBDec 16, 2021 · A Royal Air Force Typhoon jet has shot down a "small hostile drone" over Syria, the Ministry of Defence says. It is the first time the British military has downed another enemy aircraft since...