Air Marshal Smyth’s appointment follows a series of promotions to command positions since becoming an Air Commodore in 2015.

Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998.

It would be the first time in nearly three decades that the Royal Air Force could conduct nuclear strikes. The push comes after the F-35A was certified in March 2024 to carry the American B61-12 ...

The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm jointly operate the F-35 stealth fighter jets. However, the Eurofighter Typhoon fleet has come under particular strain in recent months.

For most of the cold war and long after it, the Royal Air Force (RAF) possessed tactical nuclear weapons—smaller bombs with lower explosive yield, which were expected to be used prior to any ...