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Ahead of 500 days of war, Ukraine’s fire and rescue services are to benefit from specialist firefighting equipment and training from the RAF.

Ukraine to receive RAF specialist firefighting vehicles

Land July 13, 2023

Ahead of 500 days of war, Ukraine’s fire and rescue services are to benefit from specialist firefighting equipment and training from the RAF. The UK is providing 15 Rapid Intervention Vehicles and two Major Foam Vehicles to bolster Ukraine’s firefighting capability, primarily sourced from the Royal Air Force and Defence Fire ...

The RAF has set itself on an ambitious path to achieve net-zero by 2040, ten years before of the rest of Defence.

Flying towards Net Zero

Air May 11, 2023

The RAF has set itself on an ambitious path to achieve net-zero by 2040, ten years before of the rest of Defence. However, with no viable carbon-free fuel currently available, this challenge is no mean-feat, the RAF is the highest polluter of all the armed services due to aviation fuel and ...

DIO has completed a nearly £7M project to extend the lifespan of the runways and taxiways in the Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands runway refurbishment

Land May 3, 2023

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed a nearly £7M project to extend the lifespan of the runways and taxiways at the Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) airfield in the Falkland Islands. The project included repainting runway and taxiway markings in reflective paint, replacing airfield signage with new compliant back-lit units, and ...

RAF Typhoons begin NATO Air Policing mission in Lithuania

RAF and Luftwaffe fly in formation

Air March 14, 2023

Royal Air Force and German Air Force Typhoon jets will be flying joint air policing missions in Estonia for the first time, as the UK prepares to lead NATO’s mission. These integrated missions will be the first of their kind, with the eventual aim of carrying out full joint and integrated ...