RAF (disambiguation)
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Military and Paramilitary Organisations
- Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, the air force of the United Kingdom - Rapid Action ForceRapid Action ForceThe Rapid Action Force is a specialised wing of the Indian CRPF . It was established on 11 December 1991 and became fully operational in October 1992, to deal with riots & related unrest...
, India's elite paramilitary police force - Royal Aircraft Factory, former name of the Royal Aircraft EstablishmentRoyal Aircraft EstablishmentThe Royal Aircraft Establishment , was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence , before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.The first site was at Farnborough...
- Red Army FactionRed Army FactionThe radicalized were, like many in the New Left, influenced by:* Sociological developments, pressure within the educational system in and outside Europe and the U.S...
(Rote Armee Fraktion), or Baader-Meinhof Group a German left wing terrorist organisation active from 1970 to 1998 - Russian Automobile Federation, a member of the FIA
- Russian Armed Forces, the military force of the Russian Federation
Other businesses and organizations
- Riga Autobus Factory (Rīgas Autobusu Fabrika), a Latvian bus factory
Individuals
Raf is a diminutive form of the Italian name Raffaele, and of other forms of the name Raphael. It may refer to:- Raf de GregorioRaf de GregorioRaf de Gregorio is a New Zealand professional association football player, currently playing for ASB Premiership side YoungHeart Manawatu.- Club career :...
(born 1977), New Zealand soccer player - Raffaele RiefoliRaffaele RiefoliRaffaele Riefoli is an Italian popular singer who is better known as simply Raf.-Biography:...
(born 1959), Italian singer, songwriter known as 'Raf' - Raf SimonsRaf SimonsRaf Simons is a Belgian fashion designer. He studied Industrial design, but after a few years of self-study, he became a menswear designer in 1995...
(born 1968), Belgian fashion designer - Raf ValloneRaf ValloneRaffaele "Raf" Vallone was an Italian footballer, actor and an international film star.Born in Tropea, Calabria, the son of a lawyer, Vallone attended Liceo classico Cavour in Turin, and studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Turin and entered his father's law firm...
(1916–2002), Italian actor and film star