Paras go Dutch
BRIZE NORTON transport crews launched combat drills alongside elite Army paras from across the Nato alliance as part of Exercise Falcons Leap.
BRIZE NORTON transport crews launched combat drills alongside elite Army paras from across the Nato alliance as part of Exercise Falcons Leap.
Red Roses hope to get job done in final
THE RAF’S Braemar Games team gained Royal approval for a second year running as the relay team won gold at the annual Scottish Games.
AS A formation of Luftwaffe bombers droned towards the Firth of Forth, intent on knocking the Royal Navy ships docked at Rosyth out of the war before it had barely started, reservists from 602 Sqn raced to their Spitfires to meet their foe.
Sir Keith’s relatives in pilgrimage from New Zealand
THE FAMILY of a Battle of Britain fighter ace who died fighting off Nazi aircraft over Kent have been presented with his war medals by the Chief of the Air Staff.
GREAT BRITISH Bake Off judge Prue Leith stole the show when she hit the catwalk at London Fashion week sporting a frock made from RAF parachute silk supplied by Brize Norton.
UK showdown for NATO Top Guns
TYPHOONS HAVE flown their first Eastern Sentry Nato air defence sortie following the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace.
CUFFLINKS PRESENTED by Queen Elizabeth II to the RAF pilot who flew the body of the Duke of Windsor back to the UK in 1972 have sold at auction for £1,700 – more than four times their estimate.
THE SEVENTH in an eight-volume history of the Battle of Britain by renowned military historian and author Dilip Sarkar has been published.
RAF SAILING’S Sqn Ldr Adam King is hoping this year’s top 100 finish in the internationally-renowned biennial Fastnet race will inspire personnel to take up the sport.
SERVICE SHOOTING ended the clay pigeon season with a bang, beating the all-powerful Army team by eight points to take the final Armed and Emergency Services event.
Lloyd and Lee end carp pairs season on a high
“WE’LL BOTH be forever grateful to the RAF for these amazing experiences,” said Flt Lt Amy Cokayne after England’s 40-8 World Cup win over Scotland and colleague Flt Lt Sarah Bonar.
RAF BRIZE NORTON welcomed the Mayor of Cardiff Cllr Adrian Robson and senior Senedd member James Evans as Welsh-based Reservists showcased their role at the UK’s largest Air Force station.
THE UK’S largest drone production facility is to open next year in Swindon making weapons for the RAF.
BRITAIN IS set to build military aircraft for the United States for the first time in more than 50 years.
THOUSANDS OF military personnel took part in the largest-ever British military ceremonial welcome for a foreign head of state as US President Donald Trump arrived for his second state visit to the UK.
SURVIVALISTS at St Mawgan staged a surprise appearance for a visit of The King’s Forester to the Cornish base.
Typhoon and Voyager NATO mission
RAF are bidding to be back-to-back champs
SERVICE CYCLISTS made podium history in Portsmouth as they took all three top spots at the IS Criterium Open Championships for the first time.
CHIEF OF the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, was among the special guests at a service of thanksgiving and rededication held to mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey last month.
THE DUKE of Gloucester was the Reviewing Officer for the Sovereign’s Review at RAF Cranwell.
AN AIR FORCE training boss led a two-ship Hawk jet formation against simulated threats and his former instructor during a visit to Nato newcomer Finland.
Japanese combat jets’ UK debut at Coningsby
A FORMER Gunner has become a Beefeater after a distinguished 34-year career in the RAF Regiment – joining the Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London.
A VETERAN Search and Rescue helicopter pilot has clocked up 7,000 flying hours during his 30-year flying career.
HE IS considered one of the greatest names in aviation history – a visionary engineer with a passion for speed. His legacy is the Spitfire, regarded as the most iconic fighter aircraft of all time.
MILITARY PERSONNEL are to get an improved machine gun under a £20m deal.
“WE’RE IN a good place, ready to hit the ground running,” said RAF Mustangs Assistant Head Coach Chf Tech Paul Wakeford ahead of this month’s NFL Inter-Services decider.
THE RAF’S mountain bike stars produced an Inter-Services downhill team and individual title win and second place enduro team finish plus a brace of individual wins in Scotland.
GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL kicked off the new season in style with the Festival of Football 2025 at Goals Birmingham Star City.
UK ARMED Forces Basketball got an extra lift from RAF players at Cosford as the team prepared for the upcoming SHAPE International Tournament.
TRIBUTES HAVE been paid to an RAF pilot killed in a paragliding accident.
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY aces the Northampton Saints put their pre-season fitness to the test at Leeming ahead of their clash with rivals Exeter.
A POSEIDON P-8 has been refuelled in UK airspace for the first time marking a milestone in the maritime patrol aircraft programme.
ATLAS ENGINEERING ace Flt Lt Ewers has been presented with the prestigious Gill Sword for improving spares supply for the RAF’s transporter aircraft.
V-FORCE PILOTS who took part in the legendary Black Buck bombing raids on Stanley air strip during the Falklands War were reunited at the recent Yorkshire Air Museums Victor celebration.
NOMINATIONS FOR the RAF Benevolent Fund Awards 2026 are now open.