All news on the topic: Royal Air Force

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WW2 hero, 95, enjoys last dance at nightclub where he met late wife 74 years ago
Kevin Topham, 95, had been desperate to return to Club X on Newark, Nottinghamshire, one last time when it reopened after a decade as he had met his late wife there in 1949
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Just 4 in 10 troops satisfied with military life as morale plummets under Tories
A Labour analysis of a yearly survey of service personnel's feelings, marking the start of Armed Forces Week, has revealed the deterioration in morale and satisfaction since 2010
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Bigger flypast planned for Trooping the Colour after Coronation display cut back
Around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force will take part in a flypast for Trooping the Colour on Saturday to mark King Charles' birthday
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RAF typhoons intercept Russian Air Force jets flying close to NATO border
Royal Air Force Typhoons were scrambled to intercept three Russian Air Force jets that were not complying with international norms this afternoon and were flying close to NATO airspace
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Red Arrows displays today - see where RAF team will fly in interactive map
Red Arrow fans can catch a glimpse of the stunning RAF acrobatics team around the country this weekend during the summer season where the pilots will be showing their stunts
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Full list of places you can see the Red Arrows in the UK including airshows
The Royal Air Force's Red Arrow squad will be performing at events including the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Royal International Air Tattoo, Blackpool Airshow and Eastbourne International Airshow
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RAF sends cadets to train in Italy amid shortage of British instructors
The deal to use 'international instructors' was agreed a fortnight ago in a desperate bid to tackle a backlog of student pilots, who are facing waits of up to a year for training slots
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RAF Typhoons blitz ISIS terrorists with seven 500lb bombs in Iraq raid
The fearsome 1,500mph ground attack aircraft carried out the mission as part of Operation Shader, the ongoing battle against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria
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Army set to avoid fresh cuts to soldier numbers amid ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin dropped a very big hint that no new cuts to soldier numbers would be included in the Defence Command Paper
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Sunak must find £42bn in tax hikes, spending cuts or borrowing for defence vow
The Royal United Services Institute think tank warned the PM will have to find billions of pounds to pay for his pledge to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
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British NHS consultant desperate to return to war-torn Sudan to save his mother
Sudanese military fighter jets are continuing with air strikes in the capital Khartoum and the adjacent cities of Bahri and Omdurman, despite ceasefire talks taking place in Saudi Arabia
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Soldier's widow 'can barely visit grave' in 7-year fight for answers
Seven years on from his death, Sally Oxley is still searching for the truth of what happened to her beloved husband Colour Sgt Anthony Oxley
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First flight bringing rescued Britons home from war-torn Sudan lands in UK
Hundreds of Britons have been airlifted from Sudan, with more evacuation flights taking off today as the UK scrambles to rescue its citizens from the war-ravaged nation
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Flight restrictions to be in place on Coronation weekend due to Red Arrows
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has implemented a partial flight restriction over London during the Coronation weekend due to a Red Arrow flypast, when the King and Queen Consort will appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace
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Rishi Sunak should meet Windrush victims after payouts row, RAF veteran says
Campaigners are calling on the PM to meet with victims after a report found the compensation scheme was “designed to fail those who were supposed to benefit”
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Russians tried to blast RAF jet packed with 30 Brits out of sky, leaked docs say
Britain's RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint was carrying a crew of up to 30 over the Black Sea when a Russian pilot thought he had permission to fire, secret documents have revealed
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Abandoned World War Two station that is the UK's 'most haunted' airfield
An abandoned World War 2 airfield in Cornwall is said to be haunted. RAF Davidstow Moor served as an active Royal Air Force Station from 1942 to 1945, but spooked locals long before that
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Search for family of one of RAF's last black WW2 veterans who died alone
A heartbreaking appeal has been launched to find mourners to attend the funeral of Peter Brown - one of the 'last black' WW2 heroes who died alone in his flat
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Troop and tank cuts going ahead despite defence spending boost, signals minister
Baroness JoJo Penn insisted: "The vision for the future of our defence that we set out in the original Integrated Review remains the vision for defence that we have set out in this country"
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RAF drone blasts top ISIS extremist linked to chemical and biological weapons
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told MPs the air strike, part of the UK's anti-ISIS campaign Operation Shader, took place in northern Syria
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Send RAF Typhoon jets to NATO allies to 'unlock' warplanes for Ukraine, say MPs
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey faced calls to deploy a batch of British fighter planes to "backfill" air defence roles in countries which have aircraft bteter suited for Ukrainian forces
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RAF pilot tells how he ejected from £120m F-35 just before it plunged into sea
An RAF pilot has told how he made the split second decision to eject from his £120 million F-35 fighter jet just before it crashed off the runway of the HMS Queen Elizabeth into the sea
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Russia 'massing troops and guns' as first anniversary of Ukraine invasion looms
The warning came from Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey as he addressed the Royal United Services Institute in London, revealing what Labour would do in power
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Give Ukraine western fighter jets to fight Russians, urges Boris Johnson
The former Prime Minister dismissed fears UK and US aircraft would prove complicated for Ukrainian pilots, pointing to the success of Polish airmen flying RAF planes in the Second World War
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Abandoned UK airport plans relaunch with budget flights to Spain and Cyprus
Negotiations are said to be underway to introduce passenger flights from the currently abandoned Manston Airports' schedule, with the first to begin flying from 2028