From RAF Boulmer to the Middle East: Air C2 Force that controls the skies explained
From RAF Boulmer to Swanwick, the Air C2 Force sits behind UK air defence and Nato air policing and the control systems
News
-
RAF -
News Who is Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated soldier accused of war crimes?
The former corporal faces one charge of the war crime of murder, one of jointly commissioning a murder, and three of aiding, abetting ...
-
Army Jungle training back on track as Army's first two Jupiter helicopters arrive in Brunei
A total of three Army Air Corps helis will eventually be picking up the role that was left vacant following the retirement of the Puma
-
Rugby Union Royal Navy rugby set for Exeter challenge after change of head coach confirmed
Ben Priddey has assumed the role of Royal Navy men’s head coach ahead of the team's final warm-up match against an Exeter Chiefs side
-
News Cotton hails milestone as petition to protect injured veterans' compensation passes 10,000
The Coronation Street actor and Help for Heroes patron has thrown his support behind a campaign led by the wife of a former paratrooper
-
Boxing National Amateur Championships: Forces boxers deliver mixed results
Three military boxers were victors while four suffered disappointing defeats
-
Rugby Union Royal Navy captain Jarrard Hayler to return to Plymouth Albion next season
The Royal Marine last played for Plymouth Albion in the 2015/16 season, as the club continues their journey back to the second tier of ...
-
Epic Fury Military Working Dog Handlers deploy to Akrotiri to support British assets amid Iran war
The MWD section at RAF Akrotiri helps protect the RAF assets that defend the airspace around the base
-
Navy A dormant threat: The evolution of naval sea mines and underwater warfare
BFBS Forces News spoke to Nick Stanley, a former commodore in the Royal Navy and an amateur historian, who shared his insights into the ...
-
Army Centuries-old Sikh military festival Holla Mohalla takes place at Sandhurst
The event includes Sikh martial arts and throwing of colourful powder, known as Rang
-
Army British Army trials AI drones to spot explosives and keep troops out of harm's way
Sensors mounted on uncrewed aircraft identified replica mines across varied terrain at Carver Barracks
-
Tri-Service Number of people applying to join the Army falls but RAF and Royal Navy mark increases
The Ministry of Defence has published its latest statistics for 2025, which reveal a 36.6% drop in how many people applied to join the Army
-
Army Inside the hot, humid and hostile 'green hell' where French Foreign Legion test their mettle
BFBS Forces News ventured to CEFE, a jungle warfare training centre in the Amazon forest of French Guiana, to see the French Foreign Legion ...
-
Falklands 44 years later: Remembering the Falklands conflict, a defiant stand for sovereignty
On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands and South Georgia prompting a massive British military response
-
RAF Courage and skill: Relative of Battle of Britain 'Top Gun' praises new RAF drone aces
A relative of one of the most iconic spitfire pilots of WWII says RAF Regiment Gunners thoroughly deserve the title of ace
-
D-Day Surprise birthday party honours 103-year-old D-Day veteran believed to be Cyprus' last
As part of the 15th Scottish Infantry Division, Harold landed with thousands of others at Arromanches-les-Bain in Normandy, 1944