A former fighter pilot from County Armagh is to become the next professional head of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Air Marshal ...

Born and educated in Lurgan, Harv Smyth joined the Royal Air Force in 1991 via the RAF Sixth Form Scholarship Scheme. Upon ...

A Co Armagh man has been appointed as the new head of the Royal Air Force. Air Marshal Harv Smyth, who was born, raised ...

Air Marshal Harv Smyth will succeed Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton in August 2025. The Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed that His ...

The British government has named Air Marshal Harv Smyth to be the next chief of staff for the Royal Air Force to replace Air ...

It was also put to Mr Smyth that the RAF was struggling with recruitment, but he dismissed this. “I don’t think we have a problem getting youngsters into an air force,” he said.

Members of 31 Squadron left their base in Kandahar on Tuesday and began arriving at RAF Marham on Saturday. Family members greeted the squadron, which was first deployed to Afghanistan in June ...

Air Marshal Harvey Smyth, RAF Air and Space Commander, said the plan was to be able to "readily deploy two front-line squadrons of Lightnings at sea, up to 24 aircraft" by late 2025.

Air Marshal Harvey Smyth, RAF Air and Space Commander, said the plan was to be able to "readily deploy two front-line squadrons of Lightnings at sea, up to 24 aircraft" by late 2025.

A second frontline squadron has been stood up to fly the F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jets. The first of the United States-built warplanes touched down at RAF Marham in Norfolk in 2018.