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Latest Headlines

  • Aid lift on 1000th day

    THE UK pledged to boost support for Ukraine with funding to provide new drone capabilities on the 1,000th day of Putin’s illegal full-scale invasion.

  • Abi posts letterbox record

    AIR FORCE supercop Sgt Abigail Harding made Ascension Island history by completing a gruelling 80-mile fitness challenge and shattering the local record.

  • Spa day is no holiday for aviators

    THERE WAS no pampering for the Service’s female footballers as they battled out a tough 2-1 loss to GB Police at Champney Springs Spa & Hotel in Leicestershire.

  • 24-hour ski challenge for para star Kelly

    AS IF medalling and coaching in the Invictus Games wasn’t enough, AS1 Lynsey Kelly (Ret’d) is kicking off an Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team (AFPST) challenge with a 24-hour skiathlon in Sweden.

  • Charities join forces

    VETS WELFARE groups the Royal Star and Garter and Care for Veterans have joined forces to improve sheltered accommodation for ex-Forces fighters with dementia and terminal illnesses.

  • Shell-ing out

    DEFENCE GIANT BAE is building a new artillery production facility in Sheffield under a £25 million deal with UK Defence.

  • NORTHOLT FUNDRAISERS conquered

    NORTHOLT FUNDRAISERS conquered the annual Gherkin Challenge – climbing the stairs at the 600ft London landmark 147 times to net more than £2,000 for the RAF Benevolent Fund.

  • The stars of WWII air battles

    FOLLOWING THE success of Spitfire Evolution of an Icon, Hurricane: Unsung Hero, and Spies in the Skies: Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance, this year’s winter spotlight exhibition at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Scramble!

  • A goal-fest for UKAF Women

    THE WOMEN’S UKAF team stormed to a 7-0 win over the Irish Defence Forces to kick-start the evening of football at the Bluebell Stadium.

  • Skaters ready to Jam

    ALL SERVICE skateboarding eyes are focused on Portsmouth as the Inter-Service championships gear up at Pitt Street Skatepark.

  • Chinook lift

    A NEW fleet of UK Chinooks is to be equipped with avionics under a $19 million contract between the American Department of Defense and Collins Aerospace.

  • UK signs air policing pledge

    AIR POLICING in Romania is set to continue following the signing of a new treaty promoting greater cooperation between the two countries’ armed forces.

  • Elf drive

    RAF MUSEUM chiefs have launched a recruitment drive for Santa’s little helpers to get the Midlands venue ready for the festive period.

  • Moody Blues

    GUNNERS FROM the RAF’s Combat Readiness Force launched live-fire and parachute training drills alongside US and Norwegian forces Stateside to hone frontline skills.

  • Teddy’s a Little Trooper

    PLUCKY TEDDY Baker’s courage despite his RAF dad’s deployments overseas has been recognised by an award from children’s charity Little Troopers.