Welcome to the home of the official newspaper of the Royal Air Force, RAF News.

Latest Headlines

  • CSG Downing St honour

    AIR FORCE personnel who served on the recent Pacific deployment of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group were honoured alongside Navy crews at a Downing Street reception.

  • Officers cop a thrashing

    THE SENIOR men’s rugby union team remain unbeaten in 2026 as they produced a crushing 43-10 win over British Police at Sixways Stadium, home of Worcester Warriors.

  • Nat nets Meribel medal haul

    SERVICE SNOWBOARD ace Cpl Nat Fields stormed to victory in the Alps with a clean sweep at the Inter-Services Championships in Meribel.

  • UK salute for Spitfire 90th

    A REPLICA of the first ever Spitfire will take to the skies across Britain to mark the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the RAF’s most iconic aircraft.

  • A-team stepping up

    THE FUTURE of senior men’s rugby union took a winning step forward this year with the resurrected A-team set-up beating their Royal Navy counterparts 28-17 at Havant.

  • 11 titles for Warner

    SERVICE SQUASH stars produced a championships to remember at Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis & Squash club, with more than 40 entrants battling out in four categories.

  • 'It's out of our hands'

    IT WAS case of ‘after the Lord Mayor’s show’ for the Service’s Under-23s footballers as they stumbled to a 0-0 draw in their second IS clash.

  • Red Flag Raptor hunts its prey

    ALL EYES were on the USAF's mighty F-22 Raptor as USAF, Australian and UK Top Guns went head to head in the heat and dust of the Nevada desert during Exercise Red Flag.

  • Game on for vets

    FORCES WELFARE chiefs have launched a gaming platform to help reduce loneliness and depression among the UK’s veterans community.

  • Families net fund

    THE RAF Association and Loughborough University have been awarded £100,000 to support the families of injured or sick serving military personnel or veterans.

  • Hawk Med drill

    FAST JET trainees joined forces with the French Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace over the Mediterranean as they prepare for frontline duty.

  • Spit & polish

    THE BBMF’s Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 has returned to the skies following major maintenance work carried out by Biggin Hill-based engineers.

  • Scots windfall

    THE RAF Benevolent Fund has landed a £240,000 windfall from organisers of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

  • Worth a bomb

    A BOMB-PROOF WWII power station used to supply RAF Honiley in Warwickshire at the height of the conflict is up for grabs – for a modest £2 million.