On Oct. 11, 2024, a Royal Air Force (RAF) RC-135W Rivet Joint belonging to 51 Squadron, based at RAF Waddington, the hub of the RAF‘s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and ...

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says there should be a limit on the social benefits paid to foreign nationals by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) as part of compensation claims. Both legal and ...

RAF jets broke the sound barrier as they raced to intercept a London-bound passenger plane at the centre of a security alert. Fighters from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were sent to the Air India ...

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, chief of the Air Staff, suggested the era of unchallenged Western dominance in the air had come to an end, adding that it was imperative the RAF modernise ...

The RAF has designated 216 Sqn as the unit that will help introduce this capability into operational service. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The UK Royal Air Force's (RAF's) 216 Squadron will lead the ...

The Shadow is flown by 14 Squadron, based at RAF Waddington, and its motto is written in Arabic. A quote taken from the Quran, it says: “I spread my wings and keep my promise.” Between October ...

During a live-fire test, the new RAF self-protection system, based on the Thales Elix-IR threat warning system and the Leonardo Miysis DIRCM, shot down 100% of the heat-seeking missiles launched ...

A DRIVER who killed four people in a motorway crash is a former Top Gun who trained RAF pilots. Richard Woods headed the wrong way along the M6 for at least three miles before he hit another car ...

The UK’s first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail has received its service markings, ahead of the surveillance aircraft’s delivery to the Royal Air Force (RAF) next year. Painted at Southend airport in ...

RAF fighters were scrambled to a flight to Heathrow after a bomb threat was sent to an airline on social media. The Royal Air Force scrambled RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft on ...

Council leaders have called for urgent talks with the government about the future of the former RAF Scampton. In September, plans to convert the base into an asylum centre were scrapped by the new ...

Depending on when they are scheduled to return to the United States, affected families have the option of leaving RAF Mildenhall earlier than their next Permanent Change of Station, or PCS move ...