Ascension Island remains a strategically important site for the MoD and the UK. The 2 mile runway at Wideawake Airfield requires a full-depth resurfacing, but smaller military aircraft ...

The Royal Air Force has announced that with effect from ... will revert to travelling to and from Brize Norton via Ascension Island Base (AIB) now that the reconstruction of the runway has been ...

The ambitious plan is part of Operation Broadshare, a British military push to fight the pandemic overseas, and is aimed at keeping the island Covid free. From our morning news briefing to a ...