After 47 years of service for the Royal Air Force, the VC10 took to the skies on Friday 20 September 2013 for its final Air-to-Air refuelling operational sortie. The aircraft will retire on 25 ...

Mike Looseley “After an impressively short time, all their weapons systems lit up our warning receivers..” Operation Friston ...

He added that the “Voyager, together with the C-17, C-130J and the A400M transport aircraft will provide the RAF with a truly world class fleet of aircraft, underpinning the global reach that is ...

It was regularly activated as Northern Fleet Soviet warships often transited the Iceland – Faroes gap en route to the Atlantic. The Operation Order, which we were regularly required to read and sign ...

An apparent Litening targeting pod and its pylon became detached from an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon during a training sortie over East Yorkshire in Northern England. The pod and its pylon fell into a ...

When compared to the United States Air Force, the Royal Air Force operates a significantly smaller fleet of tactical and strategic airlifters, cargo planes that perform the important task of helping ...

It's the start of a new week and the 1,075th day since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As the war draws closer to its three-year anniversary, we're taking a step back to look ...

4 fleet of amphibious assault helicopters. The £399 million ($496 million) program, first contracted in early 2014, took the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of land-based Merlin Mk. 3/3A ...

The focus is always on enjoying yourself while improving your skills. Adult volunteers play a vital role in all aspects of RAF cadet life. From organising activities, encouraging and educating cadets ...

Details for travelling to and from RAF Brize Norton.

An RAF fighter jet has been left "damaged" after it came into contact with a bird and had to return to its base in a county. The F35 aircraft was flying over north Wales when it suffered a bird ...