Sun Military Awards will reward outstanding efforts this evening

The Sun Military Awards return for their seventh year tonight to celebrate the exceptional achievements of our armed forces and will be broadcast on Thursday, 18 December, at 8.30pm on ITV1. Servicemen and women will be... More information

1 (Fighter) Squadron in full swing

Royal Air Force squadrons will deploy to the United States in January at the top of their game thanks to Tartan Flag, a training exercise designed to prepare RAF personnel for Exercise Red Flag, the most demanding, challenging and... More information

First Paveway IV release for RAF Typhoons at RAF Lossiemouth

First Paveway IV release for RAF Typhoons at RAF Lossiemouth.  Development of the Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft has taken another step forward with a successful weapons test. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, based at RAF Lossiemouth, released 2 live... More information

The Queen and Prince Philip's visit RAF Lossiemouth

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were welcomed with a flypast yesterday, during a visit to the UK's most northerly RAF base on their 67th wedding anniversary. Two Typhoons and a... More information

€1bn contract to develop cutting edge radar for Typhoon announced

The £800m contract for the development of a new electronic radar system for the Eurofighter Typhoon has been signed in Scotland. The Active... More information

Typhoon aircraft relocate to RAF Lossiemouth

Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron marks relocation with a special 8-ship formation in the shape of a number 1. Relocating from RAF Leuchars in Fife, Scotland, to RAF Lossiemouth, Typhoon aircraft of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF passes on Baltic Air policing role to Canadian Air Force

1 September 2014 Siauliai, Lithuania. No 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) formally handed over the role of supporting nation in the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission from the Royal Air Force to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Additionally, the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Typhoons Intercept Russian Aircraft

RAF Typhoons were yesterday (17 Jun) scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace. The Typhoon aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Sqn, were launched after four... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Turkish Delight at RAF

"We really appreciate the Royal Air Force pilots training level and professionalism. RAF Typhoon is a very nice aircraft and has powerful engines and it’s agile..." From Coningsby to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Typhoon Veteran Willie celebrates his 100th Birthday with 6 Sqn RAF

A WWII wireless mechanic who served as ground crew to Hawker Typhoons during the D-Day Landings has celebrated his 100th birthday with a VIP tour of 6 Squadron at RAF Leuchars. Both 6 Sqn air and ground... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Typhoon sports its D-Day Invasion Stripes

This particular 29(R) Squadron 2014 Display Season Typhoon has been painted with black and white D-Day stripes to commemorate the markings worn by Allied aircraft from 5 June 1944, over the invasion period. The stripes were intended as an aid to identification... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

The sound of RAF Merlin engines once again fill the skies over Normandy

The sound of Merlin engines has once again filled the skies of Normandy as the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight accompanied by a Typhoon painted with invasion stripes made a symbolic flypast over Pegasus Bridge in... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Expertise in Lithuania

The small RAF Detachment at Siauliai Airbase, Lithuania comprises of personnel drawn from 21 RAF Stations, each  bringing the expertise and experience required to support Typhoon multi-role aircraft on Quick Reaction Alert. The core of the team comes from... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

90 Signals Unit RAF deployment in support of Baltic Air Policing

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

RAF's Commemorative D-Day Typhoon

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

RAF Typhoons wow appreciative Lithuanian crowd

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

RAF Leuchars' 6 Sqn deliver a thundering salute from the air

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

Minister visits RAF Mission in Lithuania

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

Sqns from RAF Wittering deploy in support of Typhoons

Squadrons from the A4 Force at RAF Wittering are deploying to support RAF Typhoon jets as they police the skies above the Baltic nations. Trucks from No. 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron have rolled out from... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF deploy Typhoons to bolster NATO Air Policing Mission

Four RAF Typhoons have today been deployed to take part in the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. As announced to the House of Commons by the Defence Secretary in March, the UK fast jets will... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link