COVID Response Becomes Military's 'Biggest Homeland Operation In Peacetime'
The Ministry of Defence says more than 5,000 personnel are working on 70 different tasks – from testing in schools to vaccine rollout.
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Aircraft What Is The RAF's E-7 Wedgetail Programme?
The E-7 'Wedgetail' fleet is set to replace the RAF's E-3D Sentry aircraft.
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RAF Squadron Leader Completes 1,000-Mile Charity Challenge Dressed As Stormtrooper
Squadron Leader Jez Allinson raised £63,000 for the children’s charities, Make a Wish and Spread a Smile.
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Football RAF Odiham Win RAF Cup
An extra-time goal from Adam Loveridge was the difference for RAF Odiham in the final against RAF Marham.
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Aircraft Wedgetail Aircraft To Be Based At RAF Lossiemouth
The first of the E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft is expected to arrive in 2023.
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Cyprus RAF Akrotiri's Postal Troop Prepares For Christmas With Station Commander's Help
The Postal & Courier Troop at RAF Akrotiri is working around the clock to ensure all personnel receive their post by Christmas Day.
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Technology New Long-Range Air Defence Radar Delivered To UK
The radar will undergo trials in the UK before entering service with the RAF by mid-2021.
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RAF Total Solar Eclipse Images Captured By RAF Crew
The total eclipse of the sun was the only one of its kind in 2020.
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Exercises RAF And French Fighter Jets Scramble On Joint Intercept Exercise
The fast jets were supported by a Brize Norton-based RAF Voyager which provided air-to-air refuelling.
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Tri-Service 543 UK Armed Forces Personnel Dismissed For Drug Usage In 2020
The Army had the majority of drug usage dismissals with 424.
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RAF RAF-Qatari Squadron Flies More Than 60 Missions During Qatar Exercise
It is the first time 12 Squadron has integrated with Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel as a joint squadron in Qatar.
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UK RAF Base Hosts 'Turkey Run' To Encourage People To Join Stem Cell Register
The best stem cell donors are often young, fit males - a demographic similar to much of the military community.
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RAF RAF Jets To Use Sustainable Fuel By 2050
Some of the RAF jets will be partly powered by sustainable fuels in the future to help achieve the MOD's carbon emissions goal.
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RAF RAF Photographic Competition Winners Announced
This year’s competition featured four categories and the entries were judged by a panel of experts.
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Red Arrows Red Arrows Develop New Routines During Winter Training
The team are preparing for a busier summer, after numerous cancellations in 2020.
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RAF On-The-Run Pig Captured After Straying On To RAF Base's Airfield
Wildlife and helicopter teams caught the animal and returned it to its owners after it wandered on to the Oxfordshire airfield.