UK ramps up defence across Middle East
F-35 and Typhoon spearhead security as HMS Dragon deploys to Eastern Mediterranean
F-35 and Typhoon spearhead security as HMS Dragon deploys to Eastern Mediterranean
IN ONE of the most one-sided IS championship clashes in living memory, the RAF women’s team survived late pressure to win 2-1 at Lincoln City.
Elliott sinks the Navy in Inter-Service opener
GP CAPT RICHARD DIXON, who has died aged 93, saw service in the Canal Zone and was twice deployed to Christmas Island in a support role for the testing of Britain’s first thermonuclear bomb (H-bomb) in 1957.
“I'm not worried about dying. I did my duty”
UK POSEIDON surveillance crews launched sub-hunting training missions in Southern Europe during Nato’s largest maritime warfare exercise, Dynamic Manta.
DEFENCE CONTRACTOR Leonardo has won a £1 billion contract to build 23 new medium-lift helicopters at its Somerset base to replace the Puma.
GUNNERS BRAVED Arctic conditions and temperatures of below -20˚C as they test their extreme survival skills in Norway ahead of major Nato exercises in the High North.
SERVICE PROFESSIONAL boxer Cpl Brad Axe has his sights on a May 3 return to the ring for a 50/50 bout against Kevin Reavell (inset) at London’s York Hall.
THE RAF Nordic Association (RAFNA) has begun 2026 in strong form after a successful winter tour across the Alps, blending tough training, competitive racing and the occasional battle with gravity.
SERVICE RUGBY union will boast a new look in more ways than one as the men’s and women’s teams sport a fresh look for the 2026 Inter-Service Championships.
SERVICE RUGBY was sent to the Tower as the official launch of this year’s Inter-Service Championship got underway.
NOMINATIONS ARE open for the annual Women in Defence Awards celebrating the achievements of female personnel across the Force, the Civil Service and the aerospace industry.
THE RECENT Birmingham International Tattoo has raised over £4,700 for veteran’s charity Royal Star & Garter.
DRILLS TO test the RAF’s ability to defend Britain have been launched across the country.
RAF MOUNTAIN climbers battled gale force winds and torrential rain during a 20-hour rescue mission in the Scottish Highlands.
MILITARY LEADERS and industry bosses saw the latest RAF kit at Brize.
AIR CHIEFS have warned of a new era in air power after RAF Akrotiri came under attack by an Iranian drone.
AFTER AN unbeaten run of triumphs last year, UK Armed Forces' women footballers' first stop in 2026 is against France, as they host the historic first ever clash next month.
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A SHAWBURY-BASED soccer charity has completed its largest delivery of footie kits to Kenya.
AN RAF Iraq veteran is to take part in a 2,000-nautical-mile adventure around the UK to support wounded, injured and sick personnel.
THE SENIOR men footballers will look to regain some pride when they face the Army later this month after losing the Inter-Services opener 3-1 to the Royal Navy.
RAF PERSONNEL were front and centre at the pinnacle of British and world badminton, the Yonex All England Open Championships.
THE RAF Road Cycling team held their winter training camp in Snowdonia National Park.
“THIS IS the first time that we go into a season with both titles in year,” said RAF T20 cricket captain Flt Lt Adam Fisher.
A FANTASTIC four of RAF snowboarding will take to the slopes of Mayrhofen in Austria after winning selection for the prestigious National Championships.
FORCES FAMILIES are to benefit from a new mental health service aimed at easing the pressures of life in the Services.
COSFORD SPRING cleaning kicks off this month as specialist teams give the RAF Museum Midland’s collection of vintage war birds a polish.
A MILITARY veterans charity is targeting homelessness by producing a pioneering solar-powered blanket for rough sleepers designed by a 13-year-old schoolgirl.
OPERATIONS EXPERTS from the RAF have been deployed to the Middle East as Britons continue to flee the region in the wake of the airstrikes on Iran.
New era of threat