Discover the vital roles of the UK's 7 main RAF bases, safeguarding national security and supporting global missions.

The government said the 'major overhaul' of intelligence comes amid rising threats from hostile states and terrorists ...

The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) have already received 35 of its planned 48 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II – the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant – Trache 1 ...

The UK's Shadow Mk1 fleet person a vital electronic intelligence gathering role, and was due to be upgraded to the Mk2 standard.

Lossiemouth is located in northeast Scotland and is one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) stations tasked with protecting ...

Aircraft embarked aboard Royal Navy vessels during the UK's recently concluded Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment logged more ...

Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998. For 43 years, the ...

After 54 years of continuous service, the RAF’s Puma fleet is set to retire today, ending a remarkably active career. On Mar. 26 and 27, 2025, the RAF Puma HC2 carried out its final flights as a part ...

LONDON–The UK Royal Air Force has extended the life of its Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters for another three months as it attempts to overcome shortfalls in availability of its Airbus A400M ...

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New unified organisation to speed up how Defence gathers and shares intelligence. UK military intelligence will be more efficient, faster, and better ...

LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force is hoping to launch a formal contest to find a replacement for its BAE Systems Hawk T1 and T2 fleet before Christmas. The service needs to find a replacement for both the ...