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  • Strikes target Red Sea terror

    UK AND US jets destroyed drone and missile launch sites used to attack shipping in the Red Sea in the latest night strikes against the Houthi terror group.

  • PADDY AIR POWER

    BRENDAN ‘PADDY’ FINUCANE was a remarkable man. At just 21, the World War II fighter ace became the youngest Wing Commander in RAF history. The fearless Spitfire pilot was awarded the DSO, DFC and Two Bars – but his story isn’t as famous as it should be.

  • It's Lift-Off for the power athletes

    THE SERVICE’S powerlifters shook off the cobwebs with an Intermediate Camp and Winter Lift-Off at Cosford.

  • ON TRACK FOR GLORY

    RAF BOBSLEIGH coach and former Service team and GB brakeman Cpl John Baines found time on the eve of this year’s Ice Sports Inter-Services to talk to RAF News.

  • Vets count family cost

    RESEARCH BY Defence Discount Service has revealed that 75 per cent of veterans feel they are not sufficiently recognised or rewarded by society for their service, despite many sacrificing key family events.

  • Atlas on an Arctic Roll

    30 SQN transport aces operating the Atlas A400M have been awarded a top commendation after braving Arctic conditions during allied war games at Nato’s most northerly air base.

  • D-Day heroes remembered

    FORCES CHIEFS honoured three of the RAF’s forgotten D-Day heroes as the nation prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion.

  • Photo of the week

    RED ARROWS photographer Cpl Phil Dye captured this image of the RAF aerobatic aces flying across the Highlands en route to Lossiemouth ahead of their blockbuster 60th season.

  • Ukraine Top Guns eye F-16 after UK training

    UKRAINIAN PILOTS and ground crew trained by the RAF are set to graduate to supersonic F-16 fighters after completing basic training with RAF instructors in the UK.

  • UK Wedge pledge goes Down Under

    UK CREWS training to operate the RAF’s new E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft joined forces down under with their US and Australian counterparts.

  • Reserves digging in

    CARDIFF˜BASED 617 Sqn marked 100 years of RAF Reservists with a tree planting ceremony in the Welsh capital.

  • On target at Honington

    AVM SURAYA Marshall was on target on the Honington shooting range as she carried out the Suffolk station’s annual inspection.

  • Gunner does a runner

    GUNNER DAVE Owen is hitting the fundraising trail to support the charity which helped him battle mental health problems.