RAF pilots are strengthening their ability to support NATO allies in the High North as they conduct low level tactical flying ...

The RAF continues its extensive defensive air patrols over Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and the Eastern Mediterranean.

The rapid proliferation of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) has fundamentally changed the way defence operates. Once considered ...

Squadron are deploying to Romania to begin the UK’s four‑month commitment to NATO’s Air Policing mission on the Alliance’s ...

The Royal Air Force Regiment continues to conduct successful self‑defence engagements against drones threatening coalition personnel and facilities across the Middle East.

RAF Regiment personnel are strengthening their ability to protect NATO air operations in the High North as they complete a ...

The Royal Air Force has launched Exercise Cobra Warrior 2026, the UK’s premier air combat training event which unites aircrews and aircraft from the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland for advanced mu ...

RAF Air Mobility crews have successfully transported a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter from RNAS Yeovilton to RAF Akrotiri, ...

In UK Defence’s modern air power structure, the two aircraft operate as part of a single Combat Air Force, bringing together fourth- and fifth-generation fighters under one command. Each aircraft cont ...

Four RAF Typhoon aircraft have deployed from RAF Coningsby to Qatar, in order to bolster the UK’s air presence in the Middle East.

An RAF F‑35 pilot has carried out the aircraft’s first combat shoot-down for the UK, intercepting and destroying two hostile drones during an operation over Jordan this week. RAF F-35B shoots down an ...