Two late tries not enough to save RAF from Le Crunch loss to French Air Force
It was a difficult start to the season for the Air Force in France.
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RAF UK deploys RAF counter-drone units to Denmark following latest string of drone sightings
Most recently, drones have been spotted over the Royal Danish Air Force bases at Skrydstrup and Karup
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RAF Fuelling up to face the threat: How Voyager keeps the RAF's Typhoons on station
BFBS Forces News reporter Simon Newton boards a Voyager refuelling aircraft on the operation that's Nato's answer to airborne threats
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RAF Quick Reaction Alert: How the RAF protects our skies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
The primary role of the RAF is to protect the skies of the United Kingdom
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RAF Tempest: The RAF fighter designed to meet threats we don't even know about
The sixth-generation jet is being built under the Global Combat Air Programme to replace the capabilities provided by the 4.5-gen Typhoon
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Nato Russian warplanes violating Nato airspace avoid being shot down – at least for now
Some European member states of the alliance are losing patience with Vladimir Putin as he keeps sending his jets over Nato territory
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Nato Signal, gesture, escort or shoot? How Russian planes flying in Nato's skies are intercepted
After three Russian jets breached Estonian airspace last week, Air Marshal (Ret'd) Greg Bagwell spoke to Sitrep about how intercepts work
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Rugby Union RAF rugby union star Amy Cokayne picked in England starting line-up for 2025 Rugby World Cup final
As expected, she will start for the Red Roses in her third World Cup final
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LGBTQ Strength from diversity: LGBTQ+ Defence Awards illuminate trailblazers in inclusion
The awards celebrate leadership, resilience and the link between defence inclusion and national security
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News Exclusive: A look inside 90 Signals Unit – the Royal Air Force's secret cyber force
BFBS Forces News was granted exclusive access to the work of 90 Signals Unit
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Rugby Union Amy Cokayne scores crucial try as England book World Cup final place with win over France
The Royal Air Force star scored England's third try in a 35-17 win
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RAF RAF pilot's cufflinks gifted by late Queen part of collection that fetched £10k at auction
Squadron Leader Denis Lowery flew the body of the abdicated Duke of Windsor back to the UK after his death in Paris in 1972
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RAF Ex Cobra Warrior takes off from rain-hit RAF Waddington with F-18s, Typhoons and Hercules
The RAF is hosting international allies for Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2, a three-week air combat drill testing tactics against simulated ...
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Rugby Union Northampton Saints experience the military as RAF Leeming hosts team for training camp
The Premiership Rugby team kick off their league season on 28 September
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RAF Vickers 40mm Class S Gun: Hard to aim at aircraft, but great for attacking tanks
The Vickers S Gun was a 40mm autocannon that ended up being repurposed for a very different role from its original design
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Nato RAF Typhoons to fly round-trip missions to defend Polish air space following drone incursion
The Typhoons will operate from RAF Coningsby and are expected to start flying missions in the coming days