A modern threat, a measured response. Across the world, the use of small, often commercially derived drones has become a defining feature of modern conflict. Cheap, adaptable and increasingly capable, ...

FOUR RAF Top Guns have become ‘aces’ after blasting at least five Iranian drones out of the sky in the Middle East since the war started. The crack gunners from the RAF Regiment were given the honour ...

21:50, Sat, Mar 28, 2026 Updated: 21:56, Sat, Mar 28, 2026 RAF Regiment gunners have earned the status of drone “aces” for the first time in history after blasting unmanned systems out of the sky.

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A secret coalition base in Iraq has been revealed as a primary frontline for British forces, enduring a relentless six-week bombardment of 28 Iranian-linked drones and missiles per day while the US ...

A coalition base in Iraq that British forces are helping to defend was targeted by around 28 Iranian-linked drones and missiles a day as the US and Israel attacked Iran, it has emerged. Members of the ...

Crack gunners from the RAF Regiment have become ‘aces’ for the first time in the unit's history, after blasting Iranian drones out of the sky during operations in the Middle East. The four personnel ...