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  • E-7 Lossie arrival

    TWO RAF E-7 Wedgetail aircraft are now stationed at Lossiemouth, as testing and evaluation of the UK’s future airborne early warning and control capability continues.

  • First IS for women

    THE RAF Women’s Rugby League team made history to close out the 2026 tournament in style as the first non-Army side to win the Women’s Inter-Services Championship.

  • Missing over Iceland

    Tragedy of war artist and pilot who disappeared on flight and how it affected their young children back home

  • P8 trawler scramble

    A P-8 POSEIDON crew used its state-of-the-art maritime surveillance equipment to help rescue a stricken fishing boat off the coast of Orkney.

  • Head coach Hutchinson steps down

    WALKING AWAY unbeaten from the recent IS championships (see page 27), RAF rugby league has bid adieu to one of its favourite sons as Sgt James Hutchinson hangs up his boots.

  • In SHAPE

    UKAF BASKETBALL is gunning for a SHAPE victory after closing out its first international tour in Australia, where the men’s and women’s teams recorded impressive wins.

  • Fastest RAF marathon in 30 years

    “I WAS really happy with the result in Berlin,” said Flt Lt Chris Davies after recording the fastest marathon finish time for an RAF athlete in almost 30 years.

  • Reds alert

    MUSEUM BOSSES are giving Red Arrows fans the chance to support the team by hitting the fundraising trail.

  • Art attack

    MUSEUM CHIEFS called in artist Luke Crump and a group of school pupils to create eye-catching RAF-themed murals as part of the Cosford site’s redevelopment programme.

  • Remembrance ride

    THOUSANDS OF bikers from around the UK will gather for the annual Ride to the Wall Remembrance event at the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens in Staffordshire.

  • Gaza crews honoured

    BRIZE-BASED AIRDROP specialists who spearheaded life-saving missions to Gaza at the height of Israeli military operations against Hamas terrorists have scooped a top Air Force humanitarian award.

  • UK ends Iraq Ops

    AFTER THOUSANDS of air strikes Britain has announced the imminent departure of its personnel from Iraq.

  • Aviators on manoeuvres at Sandhurst

    THIRD PLACE overall and a smattering of well-placed individual finishes was the reward for some superb flying at the Military International Drone Racing Tournament at Sandhurst.

  • Hungary for progress

    MEMBERS OF the RAF Table Tennis Association recently took part in an overseas training tour to Hungary which combined intensive coaching and a competitive match.

  • Unbeaten men narrowly miss out

    IT WAS just not to be for the RAF as the Army took the 2026 IS championships with a score secured in the final seconds of the last game of the tournament against the Royal Navy.

  • War dogs unleashed

    AIR FORCE police dog handlers showcased their security skills as defence chiefs gathered at Brize for a high-level war-fighting conference.

  • Mace pace

    GLOBAL operations continue despite major runway resurfacing at Brize.

  • Training ace on the Pace

    CRANWELL COLLEGE training ace FS McDermott has been presented with the Jack Holt Memorial Trophy for his role preparing the next generation of Air Force officers for frontline duty.

  • Stateside chute out

    UK AEROBATICS aces from the Falcons joined an international line-up of military demonstration teams and innovative aircraft at America’s largest airshow.

  • Lost WWII crew honoured

    FOUR AIRMEN who died when their Lancaster bomber crashed in Germany in December 1944 were finally honoured by name after an 82-year search into one of Bomber Command’s biggest mysteries.