British Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft flew to the Royal Air Force (RAF) base on Cyprus on 21 May for the type’s first overseas deployment in UK service. The contingent of six F-35Bs ...

As the Prince of Wales CSG prepares to depart the Mediterranean and head through the Red Sea, the RAF has deployed additional forces to RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus. On May 20, 2025, four A330 Voyager multi ...

After 54 years of continuous service, the RAF’s Puma fleet is set to retire today, ending a remarkably active career. On Mar. 26 and 27, 2025, the RAF Puma HC2 carried out its final flights as a part ...

Activity visible on flight tracking websites reveals that the Royal Air Force’s MQ-9B Protector RG1 has been deployed to RAF Akrotiri as the type ramps up operations to replace the now retired MQ-9A ...

On 6 February, two Puma HC2s departed from RAF Benson in England to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to begin a long-term detachment. (Crown Copyright) The UK Royal Air Force ...

AKROTIRI, Cyprus Jan 14 (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian activists protested at the gates of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Sunday, angry that the British base was used as a launch pad for strikes against the ...

Britain is deploying extra fighter jets and other assets to the Middle East amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. Below, AFP takes a look at ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - More than 100 migrants came ashore at a British military base on Cyprus on Wednesday, the first time in the migrant crisis that refugees have landed directly on British sovereign ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has performed a series of farewell flights with its last Puma HC2 transport helicopters, as the veteran type bows out after almost 54 years of service. Conducted on 26 ...