Half the age of the RAF: The amazing service life of the Puma helicopter
BFBS Forces News looks back over the long service history of the versatile and highly capable Puma helicopter.
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RAF Pumas make farewell flypast overs Cyprus after remarkable 54 years of service
Following more than half a century of service, the helicopter has bid goodbye to the RAF with a series of flypasts.
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RAF Springhawk is go! Red Arrows touch down in Croatia for pre-season training
The RAF' aerobatic display team are in Croatia to prepare for their 2025 display season.
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Rugby Union RAF men score five tries but narrowly lose to Luctonians
Kieron Prescott, Jacob Seddon, Jack O'Regan, George Cook and Joe Parkin were the RAF's try scorers.
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Mental Health Charity's concern over suicide rate in Armed Forces and among veteran community
R;pple Suicide Prevention said it is alarmed by the rate as the Ministry of Defence revealed figures for the last 20 years.
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Navy Special delivery: Royal Navy Wildcat flown to Middle East on RAF Globemaster
Following the drop, the C-17 brought back a previously embarked Wildcat, with the aircraft used by HMS Lancaster on Operation Kipion.
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RAF Ex-RAF commander rules out idea of Trump flicking kill switch on allies' F-35 jets
Greg Bagwell argues that while there's no actual switch to reduce the effectiveness of the F-35, the RAF could focus more on the Typhoon.
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RAF RAF bids a fond farewell to its Pumas as they take part in goodbye flypast
Puma HC2s based at RAF Benson are making a farewell flight across the country - the type has been in service for 54 years.
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News RAF Regiment gunners in action on international exercise on land and in the air
Exercise Cobra Warrior, a three-week warfighting exercise, involved forces from the UK, France, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
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News RAF engineers fined for breaking Paddington Bear statue in half before stealing it
Daniel Heath and William Lawrence – both based at RAF Odiham – broke the newly installed statue in half before hiding it in the boot of a ...
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RAF Tributes paid to RAF Mountain Rescue veteran who was part of Lockerbie disaster effort
David "Heavy" Whalley was also part of the search effort after the fatal RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994.
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RAF RAF pilot joins elite group of aviators by flying EA-18G Growler from US aircraft carrier
Squadron Leader Le Lohe flew an EA-18G Growler off USS Abraham Lincoln while on exchange with the US Navy.
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RAF RAF trainee pilots fly alongside French Air Force in Corsica for Exercise Freedom Hawk
In Corsica, the RAF's future pilots trained with their French counterparts to build trust between the two air forces.
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RAF Historic women in wartime flypast sees every aircraft flown by all-female crews
It makes it the largest flypast ever performed solely by women aircrew.
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RAF Royal International Air Tattoo confirms aircraft that visitors can see at the 2025 show
The Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be performing this year, the Royal International Air Tattoo has revealed.
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RAF Red Arrows: Where and when to see their dramatic and dizzying displays in 2025
The RAF's aerobatic display team will perform a flypast during the VE Day 80 celebrations in May as they start their flying season in 2025.