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CSG26 Operation Firecrest - Phase 1
HMS Prince of Wales became the first aircraft carrier to contribute to NATO Air Policing.
Phase 1 of Op Firecrest also saw a French warship integrated into the UK Carrier Strike Group for the first time (if I'm not mistaken).
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HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed from Portsmouth yesterday to begin her 3-month deployment as NATO Allied Reaction Force (Maritime) Flagship.
Will conduct FOST off Plymouth ahead of operations.
(Src: royalnavy.mod.uk)
ALT HMS Queen Elizabeth departing Portsmouth. Credit: HMS Queen Elizabeth
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🌙 The sun might set. Readiness doesn’t.
✈️Under the moonlight, @RoyalAirForce Typhoons stand ready to respond at a moment’s notice.
⏱️Day or night, maintaining readiness around the clock.
🗓️That’s #PhoonFriday
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Today the keel was laid for the RFA Resurgent at Navantia's Appledore shipyard.
Also revealed Fleet Solid Support Ships two and three will be named RFA Reliant and Resourceful.
(Src: royalnavy.mod.uk)
ALT Keel laying for RFA Resurgent. Credit: Royal Navy
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After a recent port call to Ream, Cambodia, HMS Tamar conducted a Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea.
This was a joint FONOP with Australian Frigate HMAS Perth.
(Src: @DefenceOps)
ALT HMS Tamar underway in the South China Sea. Credit: Defence Operations
ALT HMS Tamar's seaboat underway in the South China Sea. Credit: Defence Operations
ALT HMAS Perth underway in the South China Sea. Credit: Defence Operations
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Reports that a Royal Navy frigate will provide air-defence for the upcoming EU Summit in Dublin on request of the Republic of Ireland.
Likely to be HMS Portland or St Albans.
(Src: irishtimes.com)
ALT HMS Portland departing Devonport earlier in the week. Credit: Tom Leach
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RAF announces XIII Sqn has completed 1st "operational cycle" on new MQ-9B PROTECTOR.
It's 2nd and last Sqn on type, following 31.
Importantly, PROTECTOR visibly fitted with BRIMSTONE racks.
Completion of BRIMSTONE integration had finally been announced at FIA after delays
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HMS Duncan alongside in Copenhagen, Denmark for port call.
(Src: @HMSDuncan)
ALT HMS Duncan alongside in Copenhagen, Denmark. Credit: HMS Duncan
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RFA Tidespring sailed from Gibraltar after minor maintenance work at Balaena Gibraltar.
Inbound to the Mediterranean Sea.
(Src: @PeterFerrary)
ALT RFA Tidespring departing Gibraltar. Credit: Peter Ferrary
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HMS Trent has embarked a T-150B Malloy logistics UAV to support disaster relief operations during Caribbean Hurricane Season.
First time a Malloy drone has operated from a Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel.
(Src: royalnavy.mod.uk)
ALT Scout Flight operate a T-150B Malloy quadcopter from HMS Trent in the Caribbean. Credit: Royal Navy
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While in Djibouti, Deputy Commander CMF, Cdre Dan Thomas 🇬🇧 visited JS TAKANAM 🇯🇵 meeting the CO and crew to discuss their work with CTF 151 and contributions to maritime security in the region 🌊
🚁 He also engaged with the aircrew, returning to his roots as a pilot.
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ALLIES. AIRPOWER. ACTION.
✈️ 21 nations. 100+ aircraft. Exercise Pitch Black.
🤝 One of the Indo-Pacific’s largest and most complex multinational air combat exercises.
🇬🇧🌏 The UK remains committed to security and stability across the Indo-Pacific.
@RoyalAirForce
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#RAF Royal Air Force - Typhoon Deployments
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 2x
#43C708 ZK346 - ASCOT 9531
#43C7A1 ZK424 - ASCOT 9532
Airbus KC.2 Voyager 1x
#43C6F7 ZZ334 - ASCOT 9101
ASCOT 9531 Flt 2x Typhoon FGR.4s from RAF Coningsby are deploying this afternoon, supported by ASCOT 9101 from Prestwick.
@MATA_osint
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An update on the Type 31 Frigate programme at Babcock Rosyth.
HMS Venturer and Active fitting out in the drydocks.
In the Venturer Hall, HMS Formidable is coming along with bow block adjacent to the ship.
Bulldog in early stages of construction.
(Src: @smrmoorhouse)
ALT HMS Venturer fitting out. Credit: VAdm Steve Moorhouse
ALT HMS Active fitting out in drydock. Credit: VAdm Steve Moorhouse
ALT HMS Formidable under assembly in the Venturer hall. Credit: VAdm Steve Moorhouse
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An early morning visitor to a cloudy Loch Long in Argyll Scotland ☁️
Coming up as St Albans on Marine Traffic 🤷♂️
Hope everyone has a lovely Monday 💙
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🇬🇧 Forces South Atlantic 🇫🇰
A reminder in the 🎦⬇️ what capability 🇬🇧 maintains in the South Atlantic (@BFSouthAtlantic).
@RoyalAirForce
- x4 Typhoon
- x1 Atlas
- x1 Voyager
@BritishArmy
- Infantry company
- Sky Sabre air defence battery
@RoyalNavy
- @HMS_Medway
⚡️🔊 Hear the Rumble…🛫
✈️@RoyalAirForce Typhoon FGR4s, Atlas C1 and Voyager combine to deliver air power across the South Atlantic.
🛡️@BFSouthAtlantic defends the UK’s South Atlantic Territories, maintains regional security and supports polar science and logistics.
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A RAF P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft supported Exercise Baltic Express, scouting ahead of a naval escort for Danish sealift ship MV Ark Germania.
This is the opening element of Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Exercise Lion Protector 2026.
(Src: jefnations.org)
ALT RAF P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft overflies MV Ark Germania as it arrived in Latvia carrying the Danish Combat Battalion. Credit: Joint Expeditionary Force
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#RAF Royal Air Force - 🚨NATO Air Policing / Quick Reaction Alert (QRA)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 1x
#43C783 ZK360 - PHANTOM 11
Airbus KC.2 Voyager 1x
#43C6F9 ZZ336 - TARTAN 51
An RAF Typhoon has scrambled on a QRA NORTH tasking, heading out North-East from RAF Lossiemouth. They were supported by TARTAN 51 and are now RTB.
Unclear if this is a real or practice QRA. It is taking place outside of Lossiemouth's published flying hours and there is no sign of a Draken Aviation aircraft.
@MATA_osint @DefenceGeek @Andyyyyrrrr
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The UK's second E-7 Wedgetail has been painted in Royal Air Force colours.
Will soon resume testing ahead of entry to service.
(Src: @UKArmaments)
ALT Second RAF E-7 Wedgetail at Southens. Credit: UK Armaments
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