Modern RAF

Operations of the modern raf era of the Royal Air Force.

4 Operations Profiled
Featured Operation

Operation Herrick

2001–2014

partial

How the RAF supported Operation Herrick through Harrier, Tornado, Reaper and wider air operations in Afghanistan.

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Era Modern RAF

Chronological Timeline · 4 operations

1991 17 January–28 February
Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf

Operation Granby

How Operation Granby saw the RAF fight in the 1991 Gulf War, from Tornado strike missions to the wider lessons of coalition air warfare.

success
2001 –2014
Afghanistan

Operation Herrick

How the RAF supported Operation Herrick through Harrier, Tornado, Reaper and wider air operations in Afghanistan.

partial
2003 –2011
Iraq

Operation Telic

How the RAF supported Operation Telic through strike aircraft, reconnaissance, tankers and transport in Iraq from 2003 onward.

partial
1999 24 March–10 June
Kosovo and the Balkans

Operation Allied Force

How the RAF contributed to Operation Allied Force through strike aircraft, tanker support and coalition air operations over Yugoslavia in 1999.

success