Inside the cockpit of RAF tanker during defensive mission against Iranian drones

Defence correspondent Jonny Beale flies onboard an RAF Voyager as it refuels Typhoon and F-35 jets in the Middle East.

RAF museum awarded grant for new exhibition

The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands has received a £1m grant for a new exhibition. RAF Cosford in Shropshire has been given ...
Royal Air Force

The RAF Celebrates 108 Years

On 1 April 1918, Lord Trenchard announced the formation of the Royal Air Force - the world’s first independent air force, ...
New Atlas

RAF unleashes StormShroud, the radar-blinding combat drone

It looks like the age of the robotic warrior is here. The RAF has revealed that a radar-jamming combat drone called StormShroud will be deployed to support Britain's F-35B Lightning II and Typhoon ...

How to Connect With 10,000-Plus Texas Pilots: The Best Groups and Schools

Whether you need a seaplane rating, an IFR refresh, or insurance-approved training, these Texas experts have you covered. The ...

Four RAF Top Guns become ‘aces’ after blasting at least five Iranian drones out of the sky in Middle East

FOUR RAF Top Guns have become ‘aces’ after blasting at least five Iranian drones out of the sky in the Middle East since the war started. The crack gunners from the RAF Regiment were ...
Royal Air Force

From Spitfires to Sentry: The RAF Regiment Marks a New Era of "Aces" in the Middle East

For the first time, RAF Regiment gunners on operations in the Middle East have reached that same historic benchmark – defeating five or more aerial threats within a single operational window. Not in t ...
The National Interest

These Black Combat Aviators Served the World War II RAF with Distinction

As luck would have it, I stumbled upon a U.K. National Archives podcast dated June 11, 2014, titled “The untold story of the RAF’s black Second World War fliers over Europe,” whereupon I learned that ...