100 years ago today, King George V signed the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 into law which authorised the formation of the Royal Air Force. Today we commemorate the courage, service and sacrifice of the pioneers who laid the foundation for the creation of today’s RAF. | Royal Air Force

18K views · 1.1K reactions | The Royal Air Force Air Cadets are heavily involved every year supporting The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), from making the 'Green Cone' road to marking out tent sites. With no RIAT, this year’s Virtual Air Tattoo gives the Air Cadets the chance to showcase their many other activities, of which learning to fly is just one. RAF content continues throughout the evening on Twitch.tv/RAFVGEA/ | Royal Air Force | Facebook

The UK Space Operations Centre, located within Air Command at RAF High Wycombe, and the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS), located at RAF Fylingdales maintain a constant watch for any potential hostile missile threat from space as well as tracking space debris, to ensure the continued safety of satellites. Air Capability Space delivers new projects including: * ASTERIA - the UK’s next-generation space capability. This project analyses how satellites interact and helps predict potent