All news on the topic: Royal Air Force

When Russell “Rusty” Waughman died last month at 100 years old, he was one of the last pilots of Bomber Command, up there with the most dangerous assignments of World War II

A US-owned ship has been hit by a missile near the Yemeni city of Aden. Despite a fire in the hold, the vessel remains seaworthy

The US and UK have struck 60 missile and drone Houthi targets in up to 30 locations in retaliation to the Iran-backed group's attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea

Yemen's Houthis have said the US-led airstrikes would not go without "punishment or retaliation" after five of their fighters were killed in the overnight attacks

The warning has been issued by the Foreign Office covering Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, and Qatar.

The UK joined US counterparts in carrying out airstrikes at around midnight last night against Houthi rebels in Yemen who have attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea

A video has emerged of a UFO speeding across the sky in Iraq with an investigative film-maker claiming it comes from the US military and that troops were ordered to "hunt it down"

Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?

Sometimes, when you've got to go around the world to make deliveries, embracing modern technology is probably a good call and Father Christmas has been doing just that

US nuclear weapons are expected to return to the UK after 15 years following a visit to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk by American Deputy Defence Secretary Kathleen Hicks

Navy SEAL exercises include lying down in a pool of water after knots have been tied in their breathing regulator. It forces them to stay calm with very little oxygen while untying knots to be released

Tensions between the UK and Russia continue to rise as the Russians claim to have chased away two British planes attempting to enter their territory - which the RAF categorically deny

High-octane shows by the RAF's famous aerobatic unit had to be scrapped or scaled back because of engineering problems with the Hawk aircraft, according to a freedom of information request

The Prince of Wales paid a visit to Alford Gardner, one of the two last surviving passengers who travelled on the HMT Empire Windrush and started a new life in Britain

A Kenya Airways Boeing 787 - en route to London Heathrow from Nairobi - was diverted into Stansted, reportedly escorted by RAF jets - with witnesses claiming they had seen bomb disposal teams at the airport

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey will highlight Tory cuts to the military as he addresses Labour activists at the party's annual conference in Liverpool on Monday

Russia initially claimed that the rogue pilot had shot at the British plane, which was carrying 30 airmen and women, but communications have revealed that the shot was actually approved by Russian ground control

The Eurofighter Typhoon, which is based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, was tracked by FlightRadar over Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire on Wednesday

A US airman Dennis Rocha was sentenced to six years and eight months in a UK prison for raping a 12-year-old girl with autism while he was stationed in the country in April

The Ministry of Defence said two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers were detected transiting close to the Shetland Islands in Scotland and RAF Typhoon fighter jets were sent to intercept them

Dozens of Russian aircraft were intercepted in Estonia, it has tonight emerged, and Royal Air Force (RAF) has been praised for its bid to safeguard European airspace

Kevin Bazeley, 56, was discharged in 1995 after he was 'outed' as gay while serving at RAF Kinloss and said Rishi Sunak's apology in relation to the historic discrimination was "long overdue"

Great British Bake Off 2016 winner, Candice Brown, poured a pint of 'Lift Off 85', to celebrate 85 years of operation for Luton Airport

The nuked blood scandal first exposed by the Mirror last year has uncovered shocking new evidence of possible crimes committed by the British state against its own servicemen

Our Mirror reporter Ben Glaze takes us through his journey as he accompanied Rishi Sunak to the NATO summit in Lithuania