Red Flag is the largest air combat exercise of the year. Taking place in
the US it was the Typhoon's first foray. Coningsby based XI(F) Sqn
joined Tornado GR4s from Lossiemouth’s 12(B) Sqn. The RAF Det Cdr, Gp
Capt Johnny Stringer said: "Red Flag is... More information
Historian and television presenter Dan Snow has unveiled the tail art
painted on to a 617 Sqn Tornado to commemorate the 70th anniversary of
the formation the Dambuster Sqn on this day 70 years ago. The unveiling
took place at RAF Coningsby where the squadron was based in 1943 rather
than at RAF... More information
The first solo flight of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by a UK
operational pilot has taken place at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Sqn
Ldr Frankie Buchler piloted the fifth-generation multi-role stealth
aircraft for the first time. The RAF pilot has been stationed at the
Florida base since November undergoing intensive training in the sim on
the JSF which will equip both RAF and RN squadrons in the future.
Speaking after his flight Sqn Ldr Buchler said... More information
This is potentially a life-changing opportunity. By the end of the
project as well as performing in front of a live audience, these young
people will have created rousing pieces of music, achieved an Arts
Award, recorded interviews for oral history use in the future, created
banners for display across Hampshire and, most importantly, made some
friends for life. The EDGE Project, an initiative of Hampshire Museums
& Galleries Trust and the Winchester based, Discarded Nut Theatre
Company are offering young people from Armed Forces families... More information
The Chancellor, George Osborne, in his budget speech, has announced that
Service personnel are to be awarded a pay rise of of 1.5%. This is the
1% already announced and half of one per cent in X-factor which until
now had been... More information
The Government is proposing a new Childcare Voucher Scheme. It is
receiving a lot of positive press but if only one parent is working you
will not qualify... More information
The RAF, yesterday evening, flew an aircraft to Cyprus carrying one
million euros to help service personnel and their families in the midst
of the financial crisis on the island. The MoD said the cash was to
provide emergency loans in an attempt to lessen the impact of the bank
closures on service personnel. The MoD is also asking personnel if they
would prefer... More information
