The roles of the UK's 7 main RAF bases include safeguarding national security and supporting global missions.

Two RAF Typhoons were deployed today, reportedly over a suspected Russian bomber approaching UK airspace - it follows Defence ...

The Iran War may have exposed capability gaps, but the UK armed forces have mustered a resourceful defensive posture.

The Royal Air Force has begun assurance testing and operational training for its MQ-9B Protector RG1 UAVs ahead of the new aircraft replacing its MQ-9A Reaper predecessor on operational sorties. In a ...

Six F-35Bs have been sent to RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus in a move, sources told The Times, intended to better protect base should current tensions in the region break into open conflict. The six jets left ...

Two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, with a Voyager refuelling jet also taking off from RAF ...

British F-35s shot down drones over Jordan, marking the first time that one of the Royal Air Force's stealth fighter jets has destroyed a target in combat, the UK defense ministry said on Tuesday.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has recently deployed its Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System to Belgium in response to rogue drones interrupting flights at Brussels Airport. This comes just a month after the ...

LONDON—Eighteen years after securing a contract to provide the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF) aerial refueling capability, Airtanker has launched an effort to secure a follow-on deal into the 2030s.

LONDON—British and Norwegian Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft have supported a UK-led operation to monitor three Russian submarines operating near underwater infrastructure in the UK’s ...

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