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- The following represents an overview of the modern aerial fighting capabilities of the Royal Air Force (2024). The service currently counts 466 total units in its active aircraft inventory.
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There have been many units with various tasks in the Royal Air Force (RAF), and they are listed here. A unit is an administrative term for a body, which can be larger or smaller than a flight or squadron, is given a specific mission, but does not warrant the status of being formed as a formal flight or squadron.
The Royal Air Force operates several units and centres for the provision of non-generic training and education. These include the Royal Air Force Leadership Centre and the RAF Centre for Air Power Studies, both based at RAF Cranwell, [127] and the Air Warfare Centre, based at RAF Waddington and RAF Cranwell. [128]
The RAF has many specialised units, for example the Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit. Some units comprise only a few people while others, like 90 Signals Unit, have many more personnel. Squadrons and Units can be stood up or stood down as required.
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- Raf Stations and Mod Airfields in The UK
- Raf Stations Operated by The United States Visiting Forces
- Mod Air Weapons Ranges
- Raf Stations and Locations Overseas
- Map of Stations Within The UK
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- References
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Royal Air Force
RAF front-line operations are centred on seven main operating bases (MOBs): 1. RAF Coningsby, RAF Marham, and RAF Lossiemouth— Air Combat 2. RAF Waddington — Combat Intelligence, Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance 3. RAF Brize Norton— Air Transport 4. RAF Benson and RAF Odiham — Support Helicopter Force, operating under Joint Helicopter Command Operations are supported by numerous other flying and non-flying stations, with activity centred at RAF Honington which coordinates Fo...
Ministry of Defence
Several former RAF stations are still owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), and are operated by defence contractor QinetiQ in the test and evaluation role. The main facility is MOD Boscombe Downin Wiltshire, which still has a significant RAF presence. A small number of former RAF stations remain in MOD ownership even though they are used by the RAF in the relief landing ground (RLG) role, flying by Volunteer Gliding Squadrons or other training purposes. They are described as airfieldsand ar...
List of sites
British Army facilities at Flying Station Aldergrove, Leuchars Station and Upavon Station(former RAF stations) are listed in recognition of the RAF retaining a presence at each site.
At the invitation of the UK Government, the United States has had military forces (known as US Visiting Forces) permanently stationed in the United Kingdom since the Second World War. The 1951 NATO Status of Forces Agreement and the Visiting Forces Act 1952, along with other bilateral acts, establishes the legal status of the USVF in the UK. Severa...
Air weapons ranges (AWR) within the United Kingdom, previously operated by the Royal Air Force, are the responsibility of the Service Delivery (SD) part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). QinetiQ were awarded a three-year contract by the DIO in 2010 to manage the ranges, but this role was taken over by Landmarc Support Services (part...
Permanent Joint Operating Bases
The United Kingdom operates Permanent Joint Operating Bases (PJOBs) in four British Overseas Territories, namely Ascension Island, the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar. The PJOBs contribute to the physical defence and maintenance of sovereignty of these British Overseas Territories and enable the UK to conduct expeditionary military operations. The Director of Overseas Bases, Strategic Command, controls and oversees the PJOBs. Donnell...
Semi-permanent operations
The Royal Air Force has a semi-permanent presence at several overseas locations. Active military operations in the Middle East are supported by Expeditionary Air Wings (EAW) which have been established at foreign airfields in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The RAF has a presence within Eastern European countries on a rotational basis as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policingand Southern Air Policing missions. No. 17 Test and Evaluation Squadron is located in the United States at Edwards Air...
Map of the United Kingdom showing active RAF stations, Ministry of Defence (MOD) airfields (non-Royal Navy or Army Air Corps), MOD air weapons ranges and RAF stations occupied by the United States Visiting Forces (USVF).
Bibliography
1. "Annex A - Estate Baseline - 2009" (PDF). Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009. GOV.UK (Report). Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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No 22 Group. Information about the RAF Groups currently in operation.
