Royal Air Force jets conduct armed reconnaissance operations

Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft, currently deployed in Cyprus, have been flying intelligence-gathering missions over Iraq for a number of weeks. Following the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Voyager aircraft arrive on schedule

The RAF’s largest aircraft, Voyager, flew into Farnborough this morning for the start of the International Air Show as the MoD confirmed all nine aircraft have now been delivered to the RAF, on time and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Carol to promote science, maths and technology at the RAF Cosford Airshow

TV presenter Carol Vorderman will be visiting the RAF Cosford Air Show again this year to help promote the science, technology, engineering and mathematics exhibition.  RAF Cosford is home to the training schools for RAF engineers and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Voyager fleet temporarily grounded

The MoD’s has taken the decision to temporarily ground the RAF Voyager fleet after an incident on 9 Feb 14. In a statement the MoD told BFBS: "The MoD can confirm that a Voyager aircraft suffered an... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

CAS praises progress during his first visit to Afghanistan

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford, praised the armed forces during his visit to Afghanistan which included meeting the Tornado detachment at... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Impact on Decompression

The introduction of Voyager aircraft heralds a new airbridge construct effective from 1 Feb 14 and will have an impact on the time personnel spent in Decompression. As part of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Voyager spreads its wings to bring home troops for Christmas

Service personnel returning home from Afghanistan this Christmas are the first to fly all the way from Camp Bastion to Brize Norton on board the RAF’s new... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Last Flight of the VC10

After 47 years of service for the RAF, the VC10 took to the skies on, Fri 20 Sep 13 for its final Air-to-Air refuelling operational sortie. The aircraft will retire on... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

The MoD says 'safety first' as newspaper criticises RAF procedures

The Daily Mail reports that a 'row' over replacing a punctured tyre on a RAF Voyager caused by a bird strike as the aircraft was taking off led to military personnel on their way home from Afghanistan... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

The last VC10 C1K 'BOB' Retires

The last Vickers VC10 C1K (XR808) has been delivered to Bruntingthorpe by 101 Sqn, RAF Brize Norton and into retirement. This is the latest stage of the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this lin,

Voyager - The new aircraft of 101 Sqn, RAF Brize Norton

95 years after its formation during the first World War, 101 Squadron, based at RAF Brize Norton begins flying the 21st Century Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft, Voyager. Voyager will... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Plans for RAF aircraft to be used to evacuate Britons from South Korea

As tensions on the Korean peninsula grow the Sunday Express is reporting that the Foreign and Commonwealth office is putting in train plans to evacuate up to 3,000 British nationals from South Korea using... More information