Exercise Swift Pirate: RAF Trains For Humanitarian Deployments
The aim of Exercise Swift Pirate is to test personnel in loading and offloading freight and passengers from aircraft under pressure.
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Aircraft Red Arrows Perform Their First Display Since Lockdown
The aerobatic display of the Royal Air Force have performed for the first time in almost two years at the Midlands Air Festival.
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RAF RAF Chinooks In Mali Pass 3,000 Flying Hours Milestone
The CH-47 Chinook detachment in Mali has moved more than 1,500 tonnes of freight and more than 18,000 French soldiers since 2018.
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Rugby Union Amy Cokayne: RAF Star Named In Premier 15s Team Of The Year
Two tries in the final against Saracens capped off an impressive season for the Harlequins player.
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Paralympics Tokyo 2020: Ex-RAF Serviceman Named In GB Wheelchair Rugby Paralympics Squad
Stu Robinson has been selected in the squad of 12 which will compete at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, starting in August.
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RAF RAF Scampton: Red Arrows Base Could Be Up For Sale By December 2022
RAF Scampton, the Red Arrows' home, is among bases being closed and sold off by the MOD in the next decade as part of cost-cutting measures.
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RAF RAF F-35s In 'High Risk' Encounter With Helicopter Over Norwich
The helicopter crew recorded the incident as having a "high" risk of collision, while the lead F-35 pilot said the risk was low".
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Cadets RAF Air Cadet Squadron Receives Queen's Award For Voluntary Service
The Queen's Award is the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
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Aircraft 'Secret Spitfires' Memorial To Be Unveiled In July
The memorial will be a life-sized replica of a MK-9 Spitfire built during the Second World War by the 'Secret Workforce'.
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Aircraft Union Flag Typhoon Unveiled At RAF Coningsby
The aircraft, complete with Union Flag paintwork, will be used at air shows in the UK and overseas throughout the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
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Nepal COVID: UK Sends Medical Equipment To Nepal
A flight left RAF Brize Norton for Nepal with 260 ventilators, 2,000 pieces of personal protective equipment.
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World How Will BFBS Contribute To The Aims And Ambitions Of The Integrated Review And Command Paper?
First-ever BFBS white paper emphasises the importance of agile wellbeing and media services for the armed forces
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RAF RAF's C-17 Personnel Promised 'Unparalleled Training' With £274m Investment
Personnel who work with the C-17 will be offered new courses and the chance to use interactive flight simulators and new equipment.
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Tri-Service Overseas citizens in UK Armed Forces could settle for free
As it stands, service personnel from non-UK nations must pay a £2,389 visa application fee to remain in the country.
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RAF Red Arrows: We Go Through The RAF Team's 2021 Display Moves
The Red Arrows have choreographed fresh manoeuvres for the 2021 display season, while also bringing back existing crowd favourites.
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RAF RAF Typhoons Join Training Exercise With US And Italy
Two Royal Air Force Typhoons from 121 Expeditionary Air Wing carried out a Close Air Support training mission with NATO JTAC teams.