Defence Operations 🇬🇧

Scramble. Deploy. Deter. ✈️ @RoyalAirForce personnel proving the ability to deploy and sustain advanced combat airpower far from home 🇷🇴🇬🇧 Working alongside Romanian and @NATO partners to deliver air policing at pace

Across 7,000 miles and 48 hours, service personnel across defence came together to support one fast-paced mission 🪖 Troops from @16AirAssltBCT parachuted medics and life-saving supplies onto Tristan da Cunha after a suspected Hantavirus case put the remote island under pressure 🪂 A powerful demonstration of the speed, reach and readiness of UK airborne forces supported by the @RoyalAirForce Read more below ⬇️ bit.ly/48VVJHj @DefenceHQ @DefenceOps

Meet the team behind the mission.🩺   🏥Forward deployed in the Middle East, this joint @RoyalAirForce & @BritishArmy medical team keeps UK personnel trained, fit & ready to operate.   ⛑️From first response training to life-saving care - they’re ready when it matters most.💪

Long range. Close fight. Ready. ✈️Jet off with us this #PhoonFriday for Op BILOXI 26 💪 @RoyalAirForce Typhoons bring air-to-air firepower across every range, ready for any threat. Integrating to support the @NATO mission.

🇲🇾🇸🇬🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿 Five nations. One defensive partnership Ex #BersamaShield26 has come to an end, after bringing together forces from across the Five Power Defence Arrangements Strengthening regional security, sharpening readiness & operating side-by-side at sea, on land & in the air.

🫡 Bersama Shield 26 ENDEX The first Bersama series of 2026 has come to a close. The UK extends its thanks to all our partners in the Five Power Defence Arrangements for a successful #BS26. 🇲🇾 🇸🇬 🇳🇿 🇦🇺 🇬🇧

🛳️ @HMS_Spey has just exercised navigation rights and freedoms around the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in accordance with UNCLOS. ➡️The UK is committed to international law and to upholding a free, open and stable South China Sea.

When it counts, they’re ready. 🩺 ⏩Forward deployed in the Middle East, UK medics are keeping personnel trained, fit, and ready to respond. ⛑️From first response to life-saving care - they’re there when it counts. Saving lives. Sustaining the mission. 💪 @RoyalAirForce

Top of the world. No room for error.❄️🌍 🛬@RoyalAirForce C-17 land where few can - Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Alert. The most northerly permanent settlement on Earth. On #PolarPuma 🇬🇧🇨🇦UK and @RCAF_ARC work seamlessly to keep the mission running. ✅Global reach. Proven.

Blades up. Highlanders in. 🚁 @BritishArmy 4 SCOTS conduct an aviation attack exercise alongside @RoyalNavy 845 Naval Air Squadron. Single services working seamlessly as one force – ready to strike when it counts. 🎯

🚢 This past Saturday, @hms_tamar joined the UK High Commissioner in commemorating ANZAC Day 🫡 A powerful moment of remembrance, marking courage, sacrifice, and the enduring bonds between nations. 🌹 Lest we forget

This week, participants from 43 nations attended the second Strait of Hormuz planning conference, at Northwood HQ. Hosted by @DefenceHQ , this conference plays a vital role in coordinating the steps needed to ensure future access to a secure & accessible Strait of Hormuz.

📷 POV: Onboard a C-27 J Spartan  🇦🇺 @AusAirForce familiarisation flight taking off from Butterworth Airbase  Training together, flying together partners across the region and beyond #BS26
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✈️ Spartan Supporting the Mission 🇦🇺 @AusAirForce C-27J Spartan crews are contributing to the 28-strong fixed and rotary wing force operating across #BS26. 🤝 Helping move FPDA personnel between bases throughout the exercise & supporting fighter aircraft & maritime assets.

🤿 Bravo Diving Unit II on task 💣 HMS Tamar’s DTXG team safely disposed of legacy explosives 🐢 Protecting Pitcairn’s people and wildlife 👂👇 Hear what one of the crew had to say about the experience

🐦‍⬛“CROWSNEST” – you’ve heard the name…but what does it do? 🚁CROWSNEST is an airborne surveillance system flown by Merlin helicopters to spot threats early and extend the fleet’s reach. ⬇️Here’s what that means.

🚨 Bersama Shield 26 💪 Exercise Bersama Shield 26 is officially underway from 14 April to 1 May 🤝 A Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) exercise dedicated to strengthening partnerships and sharpening skills 🇲🇾 🇸🇬 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇬🇧

🌴 From Bombs to Bananas
 🛳️ HMS Tamar & Bravo Diving Unit II cleared explosives on Pitcairn 🏚️ Demolished unused buildings for new community centres 🍌 Off-duty: swapped kit for crops, harvesting fruit and millions of bananas

🔥 Locked. Loaded. Ready. 🚢 @HMS_Spey firing on all cylinders with HMG & Glock live-fire training at sea 🌊 New crew, sharp skills, zero hesitation ⚓️ Mission: Full operational readiness for the Pacific

96KM. HISTORY. HONOUR. 🪂 4 PARA retraced 3 PARA’s 96km Falklands route from Port San Carlos to Stanley 🤝 Along the way, veterans shared first-hand accounts of the battle, stopping to honour those who fell 🌹 Lest we forget