Canadian Forces Station Alert: The most remote outpost in the High North
BFBS Forces News has looked into the station that is the world's northernmost permanently inhabited place
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Ukraine Air war over Ukraine sees high-tech drones being taken out by 1970s prop planes
Ukrainian Army Aviation is using old Yakovlev Yak-52 trainers to either shoot down Russian drones or tip them out of the sky
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RAF No Biloxi blues for RAF as Typhoons take on tango scramble during air policing role
A detachment from 3 (F) Squadron based as RAF Coningsby has been flying air policing missions from Borcea 86th Air Base on Operation Biloxi
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USA US Army finally joining tilt-rotor aircraft club as it chooses MV-75 Cheyenne II
While the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps all operate the V-22, the Army has opted for a more advanced offering from Bell
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RAF RAF global commitments: Air Force delivering support and protection around the world
BFBS Forces News has looked into the RAF's deployments at home and abroad as it deals with an unstable world
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Aircraft RAF C-17 joins Canadian resupply mission at most remote outpost in the High North
A Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster joins Canada's long-running Arctic resupply mission, flying fuel into a remote outpost
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RAF Astronaut joins round-Britain Spitfire tour on its final leg as icon celebrates 90 years
Tim Peake was on board a C-47 Dakota that accompanied the Spitfire to Southampton, from where the prototype took off back in 1936
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RAF Springing into action! Red Arrows head off to Greece to start pre-season training
Exercise Springhawk is a five-week period which allows the Red Arrows to perfect and polish their new 2026 display
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RAF Scanning the skies: The helicopter crews defending RAF Akrotiri from drones and missiles
BFBS Forces News gets exclusive access to the Royal Navy Wildcats and Merlins that are bolstering security in the Eastern Mediterranean
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Epic Fury Typhoon tests rocket system that could cut cost of downing a drone from $1m to just $20k
The warplane has been equipped with 70mm rockets that use a laser-guidance kit rather than pricey AMRAAM or ASRAAM missiles
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Aircraft WW2 Spitfire pilot says reunion with iconic aircraft is like seeing an old friend
Douglas Seale, 101, saw the Spitfire after it landed in Scotland on a tour to mark 90 years since the legendary plane took to the skies
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Aircraft The Supermarine Spitfire: A British icon, a legend and an all-round exceptional design
Spitfire90 pilot Matt Jones explains the evolution of Britain's best-known warplane and what made it so great
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RAF Spitfire completes second leg of 90th anniversary flight – with some help from the Red Arrows
The iconic fighter made its way from RAF Coningsby to Leuchars Station, flying in formation part of the way with two Hawks
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Epic Fury Find out how UK is defending assets in the Middle East amid conflict with Iran
BFBS Forces News has analysed the key assets protecting UK personnel and the wider region in the Middle East
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RAF 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
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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