The RAF's mission is to support the objectives of the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), which are to "provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Kingdom and overseas territories, including against terrorism; to support the Government's foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security".
A misión da RAF e a de apoiar os obxectivos do Ministerio de Defensa británico, que son "proporcionar a capacidade necesaria para asegurar a defensa do Reino Unido e os seus territorios de ultramar, tamén contra o terrorismo; apoiar os obxectivos da política exterior do Goberno particularmente promovendo a paz internacional e a seguridade".