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Missiles fired by the Royal Navy and RAF struck targets in Libya’s capital Tripoli last night that are closely involved in the repression of the Libyan people by Colonel Gaddafi’s regime.
A new Reaper squadron is to form at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire which will control the aircraft over Afghanistan from the UK for the first time.
As the RAF fights in both Afghanistan and Libya, military chiefs are turning to meteorologists to help them plan and execute crucial operations. Report by Neale Adams.
The RAF’s 14 Squadron performed their final parade at RAF Lossiemouth last week, before the unit, which currently flies Tornado GR4 jets, is officially disbanded on the 1 June 2011
The first of the RAF’s future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) arrived in the UK for the first time today. The UK’s largest ever military aircraft will be known as ‘Voyager’.
RAF weatherman Sergeant Karl Rhodes explains why temperature measurements are such a burning issue in Defence.
Thanks, in part, to the efforts of an RAF police officer there has been a six-fold increase in the disruption to narcotics production in Helmand province in the last year.
The RAF said farewell to one of its oldest units as Leuchars-based 111 (Fighter) Squadron took a bow after 94 years.
Among the targets in Libya that have been destroyed by the RAF, Royal Navy and coalition forces over the last week are underground bunkers providing ammunition to the Libyan Army.
The RAF’s commander of the air operations over Libya, Air Vice Marshal Greg Bagwell, has reported that the Libyan air force “no longer exists as a fighting force.”
Servicemen and women who have excelled in sports over the past year were recognised at the 25th anniversary of the Combined Services Sports Awards, held at the RAF Club in London this week. Report by Leigh Hamilton.