Vastly extending the distance drones can operate ahead of a ship or task group, multiple drones shared live data with a modified Wildcat, which relayed it to a control hub where operators identified targets and successfully controlled the drones.
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HMS St Albans departed Devonport earlier today.
Good morning everyone The Red Arrows and F-35B jets during His Majesty the King's Birthday flypast earlier this year.
After four months and seven live QRA scrambles, RAF Typhoons have completed their deployment to Romania on NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission and handed over responsibility to the Spanish.
Good morning everyone Royal Navy personnel during the gun salutes for HM the King's Birthday earlier this year.
Following months of demanding training, 323 Gurkha recruits from Recruit Intake 26 received their cap badges during a ceremony at Catterick.🫡
RFA Mounts Bay arrived in Belgium earlier today.
Good morning everyone Happy Sunday A Spitfire, Hurricane and the Lancaster of the BBMF at Duxford back in 2010.
Sad news today with the death of former SBS serviceman and expert mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who sadly died along with other members of his group following an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company Elite Exped has confirmed. RIP 🫡🇬🇧
Good morning everyone, have a fantastic weekend HMS Llandaff back in May 1969.
Good morning everyone, Happy Friday A Lynx during Exercise Gadfly in France back in 2007.
Welcoming personnel, families and friends, the RAF Marham Families Day took place last week.
Good morning everyone HMS Duncan arrives in Norway during Operation Firecrest earlier this year.
His Majesty The King visited RAF Marham to take a look at the F-35B jets and to meet personnel and their families.
Good morning everyone A RAF C-17 during His Majesty the King's Birthday flypast earlier this year.
Following the possible cancellation of Exercise Haraka Storm, the exercise will still take place, with a UK government spokesperson saying: “We can confirm that the Kenyan Government has agreed to issue the necessary licences and permissions for Exercise Haraka Storm to take place in Kenya.”
Good morning everyone A Wildcat and a Merlin on HMS Prince of Wales earlier this year.
HMS Somerset arrived in France earlier today.
Good morning everyone The Household Division march down The Mall during The King's Birthday Parade earlier this year.
Following a request from the Scottish Government for assistance, RAF Chinooks and UK standby battalions are available to support efforts to tackle the Cairngorms wildfires.
Good morning everyone, Happy Sunday. An Avro Vulcan during the Cold War.
Ex HMS Westminster left Portsmouth for the very last time yesterday.🫡🇬🇧
Good morning everyone, have a fantastic weekend Tribal class destroyer HMS Somali during WW2.
Following their 3 month deployment, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Duncan returned to Portsmouth earlier today. Welcome home all. 🫡🇬🇧🏡
Good morning everyone, Happy Friday A Chieftain tank at the Bovington Tank Museum in 2013.
following their deployment to the High North, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Duncan are due back home to Portsmouth tomorrow.
HMS Dauntless returned to Portsmouth earlier today.
Good morning everyone A Nyan One Way Effector drone on Salisbury Plain earlier this year.
With a prototype expected to fly next year, Brontanax will be the UK’s first uncrewed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft designed to operate alongside existing and future crewed combat aircraft, the MoD and BAE Systems have confirmed.
Good morning everyone RAF Typhoons earlier this year.