What Is Royal Airforce and What Do They Do?
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The Royal Airforce is the branch of the British Armed Forces that operate aircraft and flying training. The RAF has four main roles: Strike, Support, Mobility, and Responsive Reform. These roles are further subdivided into eight core functions: Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Navigation; Space; Maintenance; Logistics; Electrical Operations; Personnel Management, and Training.
In addition to these specific roles, the RAF also has a wide variety of other duties assigned to it by the government. The Royal Airforce was formed on 1 April 1918 as the home component of the Royal Flying Corps. It was initially tasked with defending Britain from aerial attack during World War One.
Today, however, the RAF’s primary focus is on prov...