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# ROYAL AIR FORCE

[![Earlier this month, Universal Defence and Security Solutions' Co-Chairman Peter Hewitt attended the Hercules Hangar Bash at RAF Brize Norton in his capacity as an Honorary Group Captain in 601 Squadron.](https://www.universal-defence.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bruce%20dickinson%203.jpeg?width=365&name=bruce%20dickinson%203.jpeg) ](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/hercules-hangar-bash-at-raf-brize-norton)

## [Hercules Hangar Bash at RAF Brize Norton](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/hercules-hangar-bash-at-raf-brize-norton)

Earlier this month, Universal Defence and Security Solutions' Co-Chairman Peter Hewitt attended the...

[![The Atlantic Rocks team is rowing 3200 miles across the Atlantic from Lanzarote to Antigua in January 2024.](https://www.universal-defence.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Atlantic%20Rocks.jpeg?width=365&name=Atlantic%20Rocks.jpeg) ](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/atlantic-rocks)

## [Atlantic Rocks Team Set Sights on World Record](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/atlantic-rocks)

The Atlantic Rocks Team is drumming up support for their challenge of a lifetime, rowing 3200 miles...

[![Royal International Air Tattoo fundraises for next generation of aviation and STEM enthusiasts for the RAF Charitable Trust (RAFCT), the main non-profit beneficiary of the world-class fundraising event.](https://www.universal-defence.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott-Loughran-Phil-Osborn-Osby-Extra-RIAT-small-1.jpeg?width=365&name=Scott-Loughran-Phil-Osborn-Osby-Extra-RIAT-small-1.jpeg) ](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/royal-international-air-tattoo-fundraises-for-next-generation-of-aviation-and-stem-enthusiasts)

## [Royal International Air Tattoo fundraises for next generation of aviation and STEM enthusiasts](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/royal-international-air-tattoo-fundraises-for-next-generation-of-aviation-and-stem-enthusiasts)

The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) returns to Gloucestershire’s skies this weekend. UDSS...

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