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UK and Qatar commit to a stronger defence relationship

Today, 14th October 2020, The UK Secretary of State for Defence The Right Honourable Ben Wallace MP (right) and The Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and the The Minister of State for Defence his Excellency Dr Khalid (left) visit 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force Coningsby to formally ...

MILITARY SUPPORT TO BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL COVID STANDBY UNIT

Image shows RAF personnel collecting Covid home testing kits with Birmingham City Council staff, from residents in Birmingham. Royal Air Force personnel supporting Birmingham City Council in delivering and collecting Covid home testing kits in Selly Oak, Birmingham as part o...

POSEIDON ARRIVES AT RAF LOSSIEMOUTH FOR THE FIRST TIME

Image of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft (ZP802), seen here after landing and taxiing onto the newly finished Delta taxiways at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland today (13/10/2020). The aircraft is the second of nine on order for the Royal Air Force. The fleet of Maritime Patrol Aircraft...

RAF in joint exercise with the Royal Navy

Image of a Typhoon from 12 Squadron, seen here conducting a low level flypast over the North Sea with HMS Defender in the background. Today, 1st October 2020, 12 Squadron from Royal Air Force Coningsby working with HMS Defender carrying out training that gives both arms the ...

7 SCOTS hone their OBUA skills

Army Reservists from the 7th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (7 SCOTS) have deployed to South West Scotland to learn one of the most difficult roles in infantry combat, that of fighting in an urban area. This is known as Operations in a Built up Area (OBUA). The tou...