Exercise Lightning Dawn

The Royal Air Force’s newest fighter left its home base for Cyprus today (21 May) to take part in its first overseas exercise following introduction. This follows the announcement of their deployment to RAF Akrotiri in April 2019… More information

RAF Museum launches Dambusters: virtual reality experience

The Royal Air Force Museum invites you to take a seat on board a Lancaster during the legendary Dambusters raid of 1943, using Virtual Reality technology… More information

Defence Secretary sets sights on next century of British air power

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today revealed that Britain’s combat air power has reached new heights whilst speaking in a brand-new hangar displaying one-hundred years of fighter jets… More information

First exercise for RAF F-35 Lightning

Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning jets have passed another significant milestone by conducting their first exercise with UK based American F-15s and French Air Force Rafales, over the skies of East Anglia and the North Sea… More information

The Beaujolais Run® and the Red Arrows commemorate the 75th Anniversary of 617 Sqn

In tribute to the Dambusters who went before them, this year’s Beaujolais Run departed from RAF Scampton in a tribute to the brave airmen who took part in the raid 75 years ago… More information

Voyager refuels F-35B for the first time in the UK

The RAF’s Voyager Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) tanker has completed the first UK refuel of the F-35B Lightning II jets… More information

New stealth jets set to arrive home in Britain

Gavin Williamson confirmed the imminent arrival of the F-35 Lightning stealth jets to RAF Marham in Norfolk during an event at RAF Coningsby to mark the 75th anniversary of the famous Dambusters raid of World War II… More information

RAF’s legendary Dambusters squadron reforms to fly F-35 jets

The squadron immortalised by the Dambusters raid of World War II has been reformed to fly the UK’s new F-35 fighter jets, the Defence Secretary has announced… More information

The Dam Busters with Dan Snow: A gala screening on the 75th anniversary

Be one of the first audiences to see the newly restored Dam Busters film in amazing 4K definition at a special gala screening on the anniversary of the RAF’s most daring raid… More information

OC 617 Squadron First Flight in F-35B

The new Officer Commanding Number 617 Squadron, Wing Commander John Butcher, has taken his first flight in an F-35B Lightning, the UK’s new multi-role stealth combat aircraft… More information