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 former fighter pilot from Northern Ireland has said he is “deeply honoured” to be appointed as the new head of the RAF.

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

Exercise Hades Warrior is a high-intensity, multi-service military event designed to test the UK's best helicopter pilots to ...

The outgoing Chief of the Air Staff, Sir Rich Knighton, welcomed his successor: “I am absolutely delighted that Air Marshal Harv Smyth has been selected as the next Chief of the Air Staff, and I have ...

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 Marshall Harv Smyth with an F-35 Lightning at RAF Marham, where he was base commander between 2013 and 2015 (Image: Chris Bishop) ...

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