Saturday 27 June - Armed Forces National Event 2026

We honoured the history and current service of the Armed Forces on Saturday. It was a unique opportunity for everyone to enjoy a day of spectacular events and celebrations, bringing the community and Armed Forces together.

Photos from the day

At the event

The celebrations included a parade featuring military bands from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army and Royal Air Force, leading marching detachments of military personnel, cadets and veterans. The parade included 3 PARA, marching down Queens Avenue as a A400M performed a flypast.

An historic aircraft from the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight also performed a flypast, to help celebrate Farnborough’s role as the birthplace of British military aviation. 

Three military parachute display teams – the British Army Red Devils, Royal Air Force Falcons and Royal Navy Raiders – filled the skies with colourful canopies as they wowed everyone with a gravity-defying demonstration of skill and courage.

There was much more, including:

• A British Army Apache helicopter and a Chinook from the Royal Air Force
• The British Army’s Boxer armoured vehicle
• Serving military personnel and veterans
• The Royal Navy’s offshore raiding craft and Royal Navy divers in action in a special tank
• Sporting events including military football teams
• Area for cadets, including paintball range and climbing tower
• Music and entertainment, including the Military Wives Choir
• Fun Fair
• Cultural, heritage and community activities 

Plus you could visit Aldershot Military Museum and the nearby FAST Museum.

Full list of armed forces

From The Band of the Irish Guards, The Red Devils display team and Parachute Regiment - 3 PARA, find out everyone who was scheduled to attend.

On parade from 11am

• Band of the Royal Marines 
• Royal Navy State Ceremonial marching contingent 
• Band of the Irish Guards 
• Band of the RAF Regiment 
• Royal Marines marching contingent 
• Parachute Regiment- 3 PARA 
• The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - 3rd Battalion 
• Royal Engineers - 3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment 
• Royal Military Police- 3 Regiment Royal Military Police  
• Royal Logistics Corps – 10 Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment 
• Royal Army Medical Services- 3 Med Regt, 27 RLC Medics and 1 Med Regt 
• Royal Army Veterinary Corps - 1st Military Working Dog Regiment 
• Royal Air Force King’s Colour Squadron 

The parade will include a A400M Atlas flypast. 

Timings of the events on the day

On parade

• 11am Tri service parade featuring veterans, cadets, reservists and serving personnel
• 11.05am - A400M flypast over the parade

Demonstration area

• 11.45am – The Falcons - RAF Parachute Display Team
• 12.15pm - Army drone demonstration
• 1pm - 3 Para demonstration 
• 2.30pm – The Red Devils - Army Parachute Display Team
• 3.45pm – The Raiders - Royal Navy Parachute Display Team

Arena

• 1.45pm - Band of the Royal Marines 
• 3pm - RAF Street Brass Ensemble
• 3.40pm - Military Wives Choir
• 4.10pm - Band of the Irish Guards 

Additional flypast

• 1.25pm - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

There will also be music and entertainment on stage from 12.15pm through to 4.15pm.

Stands in the military village

Royal Navy 

• Royal Marines 
• Royal Navy Mine Threat Exploitation Group 
• Royal Navy Youth Engagement Team 
• Royal Navy STEM 
• Royal Navy Reserve 
• Royal Navy KRAKEN display 
• Royal Navy / Royal Marines charity 

British Army 

• Army Air Corps- 7th (Training) Regiment Army Air Corps with Apache attack helicopter 
• Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - 1 Fusiliers with Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle 
• Royal Artillery- 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery with light gun 
• Royal Engineers - 23 Para Engineers and 75 Engineer Brigade 
• Royal Signals - 30 Signals Regiment 
• Royal Military Police- 3 Regiment Royal Military Police 
• Royal Army Physical Training Corps 
• Royal Logistic Corps Catering- 27 Regiment 
• Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers- 9th Theatre Support Battalion REME 
• The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - 4th Battalion 

There will also be:  

Army Airsoft Range, Army Virtual Reality Engagement bus, inflatable Challenger 2, Regional Command Recruiting. 

Royal Air Force 

• 90 Signals Unit 
• 93 (Expeditionary Armaments) Squadron 
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 
• RAF Regiment 
• RAF Police 

There will also be:  

CH47 Chinook, RAF Near Reality Experience, RAF Typhoon model 

Armed Forces 

• Army Welfare Service 
• Sanctuary magazine 

Cadets village 

Representatives from the Army, Royal Navy and Air cadets. With a paintball range and climbing tower.

Military involvement could change closer to the date and was subject to any operational requirements.

Location

Saturday's event was held from 9am to 6pm in Queens Avenue, Aldershot, GU11 2JL.

Event on Sunday 28 June

We are also hosted a more relaxed, community-focused day on the Sunday. Please visit our Community Day - Sunday 28 June page for more information.

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