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Today’s modern RAF is the UK’s aerial, peacekeeping and fighting force. It’s made up of impressive full-time Regulars and spare-time Reserves who come from diverse backgrounds and work side-by-side to make a difference at home and abroad.

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Typically recruits

  • Aerospace
  • Computing/Technology
  • Electronic & Electrical
  • Mechanical/Manufacturing
  • Sciences/Maths

The facts

To find out more about our organisation please visit:
www.raf.mod.uk

Over 850 students have Followed us on Gradcracker.
The maximum altitude of the multi-role fighter F-35B is 50,000ft with a top speed of 1.6Mach.
The Air Transport Voyager K2 has a maximum payload of 43 tonnes and a maximum range of 8,000nm.
The RAF has recently been ranked in the Top 100 Employers in Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index.
Graduate intake: 75+

One of the Times Top 50 employers for women.

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Videos (12)

Engineering Q&A

Engineering Q&A
RAF Typhoons in Romania

RAF Typhoons in Romania
C-17 engine change

C-17 engine change

Lifestyle of an RAF Engineer Officer

Lifestyle of an RAF Engineer Officer
Engineer Communications Electronics

Engineer Communications Electronics
Aerosystems in Depth

Aerosystems in Depth

What is an Engineer Officer in the RAF?

What is an Engineer Officer in the RAF?

All about the RAF

All about the RAF
Engineer this - RAF - No Ordinary Job

Engineer this - RAF - No Ordinary Job

Women in the Royal Air Force

Women in the Royal Air Force
Chinook Behind the Scenes

Chinook Behind the Scenes
Commemorative “Battle of Britain” Painted RAF Typhoon Jet.

Commemorative “Battle of Britain” Painted RAF Typhoon Jet.

Time-lapse footage of a C-17 engine change in Sudan

A C-17 Operational Engine Change Team was formed temporarily and at extreme short notice from 99 Sqn and Ground Engineering Flight personnel to urgently recover an unserviceable aircraft located in South Sudan.

Added: 26th July 2017

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Royal Air Force typhoons test nato ground based air defence capability

Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft have been playing their part in a multinational exercise to test NATO’s capability to command and control ground based systems to defend the skies. RAF Typhoons are deployed to Romania as part of the NATO Enhanced Air Policing in partnership with Romania. However there are other dimensions to securing the skies above NATO and the RAF has been playing its part with training sorties to help the UK, Romanian and US forces deployed on Exercise Tobruq...

Added: 1 month ago

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MoD Announces £40m 'Cutting-Edge' Improvements To RAF Typhoons royal

RAF Typhoon fighter jets will get a fresh £40 million investment in technology to improve their defences, Sir Michael Fallon has announced.

Added: 18th July 2017

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Steve

Communication Electronics Engineer Office

"Every day is both challenging and rewarding, being in a position that can actually affect change is a genuinely uplifting experience."

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RAF Henlow Could Become 'Blue Abyss' Space And Sea Centre

A new £120m facility for space and deep sea research could be developed at RAF Henlow which is earmarked to close in 2020.

Added: 18th July 2017

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