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  • NATO sub hunt pact

    THE UK and Germany are to jointly hunt Russian submarines from RAF Lossiemouth one year after a landmark defence agreement.

  • Top Gun on target for the ‘The Few’

    A FORMER cadet who dreamt of joining the Air Force before becoming the World Clay Pigeon champion is gunning for glory – with a bespoke shotgun engraved with a tribute to the heroes of the Battle of Britain.

  • Gravel's glorious

    IT WAS a glorious result as RAF riders dominated the second annual Inter-Services Gravel Championships at Sherwood Forest.

  • Bearing up

    CHARITY MASCOT Edward the Bear made an appearance at Lossiemouth to spearhead SSAFA’s latest campaign.

  • Regt Danish drone alert

    COUNTER DRONE specialists from the RAF were deployed to Denmark after disruption to military and civilian air traffic near airports.

  • Tribute to WO Paddy

    TRIBUTES HAVE been paid to aerospace systems manager Warrant Officer Alastair ‘Paddy’ McNickle who has died of cancer aged 56.

  • SAR stars honoured

    SEARCH AND Rescue personnel who saved 14 fishermen in the South Atlantic and a veteran of more than 32 years RAF service were honoured during a Royal visit to Brize Norton.

  • Poppy power

    FRONTLINE FIGHTERS injured in the line of duty joined forces in London as the Royal British Legion launched this year’s Poppy Appeal.

  • Space race

    AEROSPACE FANS are ready for take off at the RAF Museum Midlands as the venue launches jet and space week.

  • Vulcan SOS

    A CRITICAL fundraising appeal has been launched to preserve the legendary Vulcan XH558, currently based in Doncaster.

  • JEF teams take command

    CONTROLLERS FROM the RAF teamed up with allies to demonstrate how to coordinate air operations in austere and contested environments.

  • Reserves mark date

    THE FIRST RAF squadron to shoot down an enemy aircraft in WWII celebrated its centenary and remembered its war dead in a series of ceremonies.