Royal Air Force and Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft are ‘dogfighting’ in a major airpower training exercise in the skies above Britain. For Exercise Indradanush the IAF has flown their Russian built Flanker jet fighters, along with transport and tanker aircraft, across three continents to train with their RAF counterparts. Designed to reinforce the strategic relationship and enhance the mutual operational understanding between the two air forces, pilots and ground forces from both nations are pa

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, has awarded the Royal Air Force’s first Wider Service Medals to personnel currently deployed on NATO air policing duties in Romania. The medal was awarded to 13 individuals in recognition of their support to operations since 2018. Find out more: https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-personnel-receive-first-wider-service-medals/ | Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) Typhoon Squadron have marked an important milestone with the commencement of flying as a Joint Squadron. Based at Royal Air Force Coningsby, No.12 Squadron is a unique initiative between the UK and Qatar and will provide the QEAF with valuable experience operating the Typhoon as they prepare to receive their first aircraft. The flags of both nations were raised at RAF Coningsby this week as Typhoons with new squadron markings flew for the firs

A Royal Air Force Atlas transport aircraft has flown from Oxfordshire to Morocco to parachute essential supplies to British soldiers on the ground, in what is the longest-range airdrop performed by the RAF’s Atlas Force. The Atlas C1 (A400M) departed from RAF Brize Norton and a few hours later was 1,400 miles away dropping multiple packages to a small drop zone near Marrakech. Once on the ground the packages, known as Container Delivery Systems or CDS, were collected by paratroopers from the Bri