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The RAF provides air and space power to protect the UK and our allies in an uncertain world
- Our history - Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force formed on 1 April 1918, during World War I Initially created by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service, its early years were marked by pivotal moments like the Battle of Britain
- What we do - Royal Air Force
We are currently active across four continents with significant operations in Eastern Europe, South Atlantic, and the Mediterranean Our proximity to unstable regions and potential adversaries provides the air power to curb threats and destabilising behaviour
- Aircraft - Royal Air Force
Tutor T1 Training Current Typhoon FGR4 3D Model Combat Current Viking T1 Training Current Voyager Air refuelling Transport Current Wedgetail AEW Mk1 ISTAR Current
- News articles | Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Typhoons Lead NATO Allies in Key Operational Training 19 Nov 2025
- How we are organised - Royal Air Force
Learn how the different elements of the RAF including people, squadrons, stations, and senior commanders fit together to deliver air and space power
- RAF Recruitment | Find Your Role | Royal Air Force
We want to meet and speak to you about joining the Royal Air Force We attend lots of in-person events around the UK - such as Town Shows and Careers Fairs - as well as virtual events online where you can find out more
- Global operations - Royal Air Force
The RAF deploy to Australia’s Northern Territory to participate in the largest annual exercise run by the Royal Australian Air Force, developing skills such as Air-to-Air refuelling and interoperability
- Voyager - Royal Air Force
The Mission currently has a German Eurofighter detachment integrated into it Air Marshal Gerry Mayhew and Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz flew to Romania in Eurofighter Typhoons and met in German airspace to be refuelled from an RAF Voyager
- UK Space Command - Royal Air Force
Daily lives around the world rely on satellites and systems in space, and they also underpin military operations across the sea, land, air, and cyberspace Space is a congested and competitive domain Hazards in space range from space weather to space debris
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