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
On 6 Jun BBC Radio 2 will mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day with a
special 'Friday Night Is Music Night' programme live from the Royal
Albert Hall and in cinemas across the UK. 'D-Day 70 Years On' will
see... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A charity first gets underway this week when military charity Scotty’s
Little Soldiers teams up with F&F to launch its first charity
clothing range for kids. The military-inspired clothing will help to
support children who have... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The US Air Force remotely-piloted aircraft Global Hawk has flown in UK
airspace for the first time. The aircraft flew from the Mediterranean,
across several European countries, including the UK, as part of the NATO
trial Unified Vision... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF's 90 Signals Unit's deployment to Siauliai Airbase, Lithuania in
support of the Typhoons. This is the first time the FALCON and MAGPIE
systems have been deployed operationally, providing state-of-the-art
secure communications in the high-profile... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Official approval has
been given to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, to
display in 2014 – its 50th season. The Team has formally awarded its
2014 Public Display Authority (PDA), after months of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft has been flown in UK airspace from
RAF Waddington by RAF aircrew for the first time. The Rivet Joint
RC-135W signals intelligence aircraft is one of 3 the MoD is buying from
the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Armed forces ration packs are being given a kick with the introduction
of a new hot sauce. The MoD has awarded a contract to the makers of Hot
Diggidy Dog pepper sauce to supply 75,000 bottles for the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF Central Fund gives grants totaling £5m each year in support of
the serving RAF community and is happy to consider bids for community
and welfare projects, RAF sports and sporting endeavours, personal
development awards and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Aviation history will be made in the UK this summer when the Lockheed
Martin F-35 Lightning II, the Joint Strike Fighter, makes its
much-anticipated European debut at RIAT. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning
II, the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The annual
Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) is a way of gathering
information on the views and experiences from the single services. The
MoD places importance on the information in order to understand the
opinions and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of
World War II’s D-Day landings, the RAF has unveiled a specially-painted
Typhoon jet with D-Day invasion stripes at RAF Coningsby. The
state-of-the-art RAF Eurofighter Typhoon has been adorned with the
iconic black and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
This morning, a RAF C-130 left to join the search and rescue effort for
the missing British yachtsmen. The UK is providing military assistance
in the search for the 4 British sailors who went missing... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The air around Camp Bastion is
eerily still as a tidal wave of sand and dust approaches from the west.
With the sand came a strong cold wind which significantly lowered the
temperature and completely blocked out the sun, as well as causing havoc
by... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Sikhs from all three
services have gathered at Amport House for Chardi Kala, the 8th annual
Sikh Conference. Guests of honour was DG Personnel, Major General
Richard Davis CBE and the Chaplain of the Fleet, The Reverend Scott
Brown CBE QHC BD. The conference brings together many of the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF’s Reaper has helped destroy a drugs
haul and foil a Taliban ambush. Film footage from the Remotely Piloted
Aircraft System (RPAS) is saving lives and fighting crime throughout
Afghanistan’s southern provinces. Routine surveillance of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The UK has joined forces with Australia, Canada and the US to share
expertise and resources dedicated to space operations. The space
partnership nations will be able to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
SAC Danny Dixon was one of six servicemen chosen to carry out ceremonial
duties at Saturday's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Hull City at
Wembley. The six servicemen carried out... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Thousands of Lithuanians clapped and cheered as two RAF Typhoons
performed low level at an exhibition in the country's capital Vilnius.
The aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Squadron based at RAF Coningsby are in
the country as part of a NATO Mission to police the airspace of the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Nigerian government have taken up the UKs offer to send a RAF
Sentinel to help in the search for the abducted school girls. The 5
(Army Cooperation) Squadron aircraft, which has a suite of
intelligence-gathering and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Over 100 years after the first pioneering balloon squadron took to the
skies above North East Fife, the airmen and women of RAF Leuchars have
proudly celebrated their historic ties to the area by parading through
the city of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A RAF Sentinel has been offered to the Nigerian government to assist in
the search for the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants. More
276 girls were taken from their school in Chibok, Borno, in northern
Nigeria by... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has delivered a speech at the Reform
Annual Dinner in London. During his speech, Mr Hammond looked back on
where MoD was four years ago and the efforts that have been made to
transform Defence into a ‘disciplined department with a clear sense
of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The latest pension rates have been published for personnel who are members of Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The successful launch of the innovative Joining Forces mental health
awareness app for serving personnel has now been followed by an app for
veterans. The Veterans Mental Heath app includes help and guidance on
key mental conditions, much like the Joining Forces app. It also
features... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt. Hon. Philip Hammond has visited
RAF deployed to Lithuania as part of the NATO Baltic air policing
mission. The detachment of 4 Typhoon multi-role fighter aircraft arrived
at Siauliai Air Base on 28 April, ahead of a 4-month deployment... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal visited RAF Cosford to present a
new Queen’s Colour to the No 1 School of Technical Training and to mark
the award of the Firmin Sword of Peace 2012 to the Station. At the
largest ceremonial parade at... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, Anna Soubry
has visited RAF Brize Norton to see the vital services and welfare
support provided at the Station. The Minister also saw how the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
On Thu 22 May 14 local government elections will be held across
England, including all of London and Northern Ireland. There will also
be five mayoral elections. On the same day, European Parliament
elections will be held across... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A sixty-eight woman was winched to safety this week by a RAF crew from
Chivenor after a fall at Wells Cathedral. It is understood the woman
fell some 20ft and became trapped in a... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Number 58 Squadron, RAF Regiment has returned safely to RAF Leuchars
following a successful seven month operational deployment to Camp
Bastion as part of the RAF’s contribution to the NATO mission in
Afghanistan. Deploying in Oct 13 as... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Al Murray, aka the Pub Landlord, visited Camp Bastion, he said “It has
been an absolute privilege... As a nation we are blessed by having the
best military personnel, who show unwavering devotion to our fine
country”. Operation LOCK-IN. In what was his... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The largest amphibious landing the world had ever seen was crucial to
the allied victory in Europe in 1945 and will be commemorated on both
sides of the English Channel. On 6 June the UK, along with its... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
