Royal Air Force

Typhoon jets moved to Cyprus in British show of force UK Defence Journal08:00
Breaking news: UK deploys BAE Typhoon jets and Voyager tankers as Iran threatens British bases in Cyprus Army Recognition11:17
RAF base will not be used for asylum accommodation, Home Office confirms LincsOnline17:14
British fighter jet pilot 'declares emergency' as RAF scrambles to Middle East Daily Star08:24
British F-35B makes emergency landing in India Militarnyi07:50
RAF jets on standby to defend Israel as Iran conflict escalates i News17:23
British jets fend off Russian warplanes buzzing U.S. ship UK Defence Journal18:10

Latest News

In the last 2 hours

Family gathers at Pembroke Dock to honour RAF airman The Pembrokeshire Herald00:35

In the last 8 hours

Royal Navy, Army and RAF investment plan to be revealed showing how reforms will be set "line… The News, Portsmouth19:10 16-Jun-25

Yesterday

Veteran honoured with flypast for 103rd birthday BBC17:59 16-Jun-25

RAF base will not be used for asylum accommodation, Home Office confirms LincsOnline17:14 16-Jun-25

Breaking News: UK Deploys BAE Typhoon Jets and Voyager Tankers as Iran Threatens British Bases in Cyprus Army Recognition11:17 16-Jun-25

RAF hero honoured at Pembroke Dock The Tenby Observer11:05 16-Jun-25

RAF represented in British and Irish Lions tour for first time since Rory Underwood in 1993 Forces TV10:05 16-Jun-25

Further funding allocated for Eurofighter Typhoon ECRS Mk2 radar programme Shephard.co.uk09:29 16-Jun-25

Blankety Blank winning contestant and RAF veteran Nathanael Hill tragically dies after filming… National World09:26 16-Jun-25

RAF fighter jets scrambled six days in a row as fifteen Russian military aircraft intercepted LBC News07:56 16-Jun-25

British F-35B Makes Emergency Landing in India Militarnyi07:50 16-Jun-25

RAF Veteran Chris McDowell Walks 500 Miles with Medicine Ball for Mental Health Awareness Consett Magazine07:03 16-Jun-25

£204.6m funding boost for advanced new radar for Typhoon jets at BAE Systems Lancashire Telegraph05:13 16-Jun-25

In the last 7 days

Investigation continues into drone activity over RAF bases UK Defence Journal21:13 15-Jun-25

British jets intercept 15 Russian military aircraft UK Defence Journal19:51 15-Jun-25

British jets fend off Russian warplanes buzzing U.S. ship UK Defence Journal18:10 15-Jun-25

RAF jets on standby to defend Israel as Iran conflict escalates i News17:23 15-Jun-25

Warplanes to the Middle East: Britain sides with the aggressor, again Morning Star16:36 15-Jun-25

Israel Iran attacks: Rachel Reeves says UK could 'potentially' support Israel as more RAF jets… The Scotsman10:04 15-Jun-25

Rachel Reeves Insists The UK Is Not ‘At War’ Despite RAF Jets Being Sent To Middle East HuffPost (UK)09:09 15-Jun-25

British fighter jet pilot 'declares emergency' as RAF scrambles to Middle East Daily Star08:24 15-Jun-25

Typhoon jets moved to Cyprus in British show of force UK Defence Journal08:00 15-Jun-25

Frederick Forsyth: Best-selling author, RAF pilot and investigative journalist dead at 86 Yorkshire Post06:02 15-Jun-25

Birds of a feather – The Royal and Israeli air forces Mark Curtis04:03 15-Jun-25

UK sends RAF Jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran conflict spirals — Starmer urges De-escalation amid missile strikes LBC News00:17 15-Jun-25

UK to send jets to Middle East as Keir Starmer refuses to rule out defending Israel The National, Scotland23:43 14-Jun-25

RAF fighter jets deployed to Middle East: British premier Anadolu Agency20:24 14-Jun-25

UK sending more RAF jets to Middle East BBC20:02 14-Jun-25

Starmer sends fighter planes to Middle East after Iran threatens UK The National19:06 14-Jun-25

King honours members of the RAF in his Birthday Honours Forces TV18:43 14-Jun-25

More UK jets being sent to the Middle East as Starmer calls for calm Evening Standard18:18 14-Jun-25

Kate Middleton's firm command for Prince Louis on palace balcony exposed by lip reader The Mirror17:10 14-Jun-25

King's Birthday Flypast 2025 RAF (Press Release)16:52 14-Jun-25

Breaking News: British fighter jets in Poland scrambled six times in six days to intercept Russian Intel aircraft Army Recognition12:19 14-Jun-25

Radioactive contamination found at former RAF base Wiltshire Times11:37 14-Jun-25

Prince Louis steals the spotlight! Young royal flashes cheeky grin and waves to crowds as he… MailOnline11:19 14-Jun-25

1409 (Consett) Squadron Achieves Gold Standard at Annual Formal Inspection Consett Magazine08:16 14-Jun-25

RAF Brize Norton personnel help out at wildlife park This is Oxfordshire05:30 14-Jun-25

Who’s made the list? South Warwickshire residents recognised in King’s Birthday Honours Stratford Herald,22:34 13-Jun-25

Pathfinders Train for Real-World Threats at RAF Croughton Defense Visual Information Distribution Service17:43 13-Jun-25

General presses military leaders to see through sweeping reforms The News, Portsmouth17:20 13-Jun-25

Former RAF sergeant living at MHA Moorland House celebrates 105th birthday with intimate party Methodist Homes (Press Release)15:51 13-Jun-25

UK Government commits £204.6m to Typhoon’s future radar - will support hundreds of North West jobs Insider Media15:48 13-Jun-25

Commemoration held to honour fallen RAF airmen Fermanagh Herald15:22 13-Jun-25

A new Beefeater joins the Tower of London IanVisits15:05 13-Jun-25

New powerful radar for Typhoon receives £204m boost UK Defence Journal14:48 13-Jun-25

Mod reveals why RAF plane circled Watford four times Watford Observer13:22 13-Jun-25

UK approves long-lead funding for Typhoon’s AESA radar upgrade FlightGlobal13:21 13-Jun-25

West Midlands RAF Museum's huge mission to relocate 50,000 historic objects to new collections hub - here's how you can … Express & Star11:56 13-Jun-25

British Army hold off improved RAF and Royal Navy challenges to retain women's T20 Inter Services Forces TV11:09 13-Jun-25

RAF women's rugby league team impress with big victory over Wigan St Patricks Forces TV10:31 13-Jun-25

Shropshire's RAF Museum begins huge mission to relocate historic objects to new collections hub providing first public… Shropshire Star10:31 13-Jun-25

West Midlands RAF Museum begins huge mission to relocate historic objects to new collections hub providing first public … Express & Star10:27 13-Jun-25

Serco wins USAFE UK deals worth £24m Facilitate Magazine10:06 13-Jun-25

UK MOD signs protector support contract with GA-ASI Evertiq10:01 13-Jun-25

Glasgow Prestwick Airport to host UK refuelling fleet UK Defence Journal07:01 13-Jun-25

RAF Typhoon display team to perform at Classic TT BBC06:25 13-Jun-25

RAF ‘circus’ laid bare before Parliament News2405:45 13-Jun-25

Revealed: When and where Red Arrows will fly over east London for King's birthday Guardian Series17:55 12-Jun-25

Suspended RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo held dual roles and received larger bonus IOL17:31 12-Jun-25

Grant awarded to repair backcountry cabin in Alaska General Aviation News17:10 12-Jun-25

UK defence secretary walks away from Gaza spy flight questions Declassified UK17:08 12-Jun-25

Red Arrows display team 'running out of usable aircraft' This is Wiltshire16:00 12-Jun-25

RAF acting CEO defends delaying in suspending senior official IOL13:15 12-Jun-25

Road Accident Fund weighs withdrawal from court battle with Auditor-General IOL12:04 12-Jun-25

US Navy abandons plan to convert ex RAF Sentry Scramble11:05 12-Jun-25

RAF Typhoons play the bad guys as Swedish Gripens scramble to intercept them Forces TV10:58 12-Jun-25

"Uplift" in military spending outpaces health and social care The News, Portsmouth10:47 12-Jun-25

Reader letter: The Defence Review should prompt radical change The Telegraph & Argus09:40 12-Jun-25

Legacy of Doxey lad’s heroic WWII efforts to sell at Staffordshire auction Express & Star09:33 12-Jun-25

Bexhill holds ceremony to honour war hero pilot SussexWorld09:29 12-Jun-25

Special award presented to RAF Odiham in celebration of 100 years of aviation at base Basingstoke Gazette07:53 12-Jun-25

What Keir Starmer can’t say New Statesman07:10 12-Jun-25

‘Veteran’ estate agent in running for national business award The Negotiator Magazine05:52 12-Jun-25

The only way is up for ex-RAF man after hip surgery in France East Anglian Daily Times20:12 11-Jun-25

Legendary Thriller Author Frederick Forsyth Passes Away at 86 WebWire17:14 11-Jun-25

Combat Stress walk for veterans stops in Dalkeith Midlothian View17:07 11-Jun-25

'Scampton protests will resume' if £300m project falls through Lincolnshire Live17:03 11-Jun-25

Former RAF airman left grounded in agony due to hip deterioration back flying after pioneering surgery Suffolk News13:06 11-Jun-25

RAF hits back over claims Red Arrows 'in crisis' after legendary display team forced to plunder old planes for parts LBC News09:12 11-Jun-25

'I took a leap of faith with anal cancer clinical trial and now I have the all-clear' Yorkshire Post16:50 10-Jun-25

Might the Royal Air Force go nuclear again? The Economist16:00 10-Jun-25

Eric Bischoff: Why Vince McMahon Isn’t Part of RAF “Controversy creates cash, but there’s a… LowKick MMA15:59 10-Jun-25

General Atomics will support and sustain RAF MQ-9B fleet Airforce Technology14:36 10-Jun-25

Remarkable footage shows incredible view from inside Red Arrows cockpit after iconic jets fly… Blackpool Gazette14:14 10-Jun-25

Norfolk RAF veteran honoured with medal for role in 1950s nuclear tests Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk13:50 10-Jun-25

Trooping the Colour 2025: King Charles' to 'skip' birthday parade tradition The Mirror13:16 10-Jun-25

Military career gave The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth a unique perception Forces TV13:02 10-Jun-25

UK, General Atomics Strike Long-Term Support Deal for Protector Drone Fleet The Defense Post12:23 10-Jun-25

RAF St Mawgan flying high after winning award at Royal Cornwall Show The Voice12:07 10-Jun-25

Frederick Forsyth: RIP The Gentleman Spy Who Redefined Thrillers And Won India’s Heart Outlook India11:55 10-Jun-25

Road Accident Fund is wasting millions on 'chaotic' court cases Eyewitness News11:48 10-Jun-25

RAF cricketer Adam Fisher hits half-century but UKAF lose to Marylebone Cricket Club Forces TV11:47 10-Jun-25

Man admits drug driving at RAF Lakenheath East Anglian Daily Times11:40 10-Jun-25

RAF marks 80th anniversary of final World War Two patrol by Coastal Command Forces TV11:30 10-Jun-25

Road Accident Fund is wasting millions on ‘chaotic’ court cases, Gauteng judge says Daily Maverick09:15 10-Jun-25

Judge accuses RAF of wasting millions on ‘chaotic’ court cases Business Day09:12 10-Jun-25

South Africa: Road Accident Fund Is Wasting Millions On 'Chaotic' Court Cases AllAfrica08:38 10-Jun-25

RAF jet pilot who survived a mid-air collision completes final flight after 45 years The Northern Echo08:37 10-Jun-25

RAF Lossiemouth plane marks important Second World War anniversary Northern Scot, Scotland06:03 10-Jun-25

D-Day commemoration held to honour Normandy landings Oxford Mail05:05 10-Jun-25

British author Frederick Forsyth, known for ‘The day of The Jackal’, dies at 86 Hindustan Times02:57 10-Jun-25

Frederick Forsyth Death: 10 remarkable facts about the master storyteller—that seem fake The Times of India02:25 10-Jun-25

In the last month

Is a narrative forming in favour of a UK F-35A purchase? Airforce Technology19:05 9-Jun-25

UK signs support contract for new Protector drone fleet UK Defence Journal18:08 9-Jun-25

RAF beat Royal Navy in opening match of Inter Services polo championships Forces TV16:36 9-Jun-25

Defence ministry sues tech tycoon over his use of former Norfolk RAF base Norwich Evening News16:35 9-Jun-25

We lost a brother: PWRR dedicate Aki 10s victory to memory of friend and teammate Seni Forces TV16:04 9-Jun-25

Cardiff man selected as Tower of London Beefeater BBC14:59 9-Jun-25

Queens of the Rink: Forces women's ice hockey continues to grow with RAF v Army clash Forces TV12:58 9-Jun-25

UK confirms aim to buy F-35A for NATO nuclear strike role UK Defence Journal12:17 9-Jun-25

Head of the RAF visits Typhoon crews on Nato mission in Poland amid CDS speculation Forces TV11:56 9-Jun-25

British fighters intercept two Russian spy aircraft over Baltic Defence Blog11:48 9-Jun-25

Local Photographer’s Dream Takes Flight with the Red Arrows Carmarthenshire News Ltd11:27 9-Jun-25

Breaking News: British Air Force fighter jets intercept two Russian spy planes near NATO airspace in Poland Army Recognition09:52 9-Jun-25

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