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Royal Navy Fleet Tracker - 5th of May 2026
Seven Royal Navy ships, two submarines, six patrol boats and two Royal Fleet Auxiliaries on deployment.
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For hundredth time: the announced (and not yet ordered) UK F-35As are not additional. 27 F-35B were planned in Tranche 2, now plan is 15 B and 12 A.
And the B61 nukes thing is little more than make believe.
RAF sold F-35A to Ministers as a spending cut: lower unitary cost.
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Eight F-35B Lightnings from 617 'Dambusters'Squadron returned to RAF Marham today after deployment to RAF Akrotiri.
Possible some F-35s remain at Cyprus alongside Typhoons.
(Src: @ArmchairAdml, @DefenceGeek)
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UK Forces Tracker retweetledi
Correction: I've been informed by a local in Qatar that the 8x Typhoons are not at Al-Udeid, but at Tammim Airbase a little ways to the north!
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ROYAL AIR FORCE - MIDDLE EAST - ORBAT - 15th May 2026
As of this evening, I believe the RAF has the following aircraft still deployed in the Middle East:
RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus:
F-35B ZM142 #43C818 (since 06/02)
F-35B ZM156 #43C826 (10/03)
F-35B ZM159 #43C829 (06/02)
F-35B ZM169 #43C833 (06/02)
Typhoon ZK322 #43C6D5 (26/01)
Typhoon ZK334 #43CAE8 (26/01)
Typhoon ZK335 #43C746 (24/04)
Typhoon ZK343 #43CAE3 (24/04)
Typhoon ZK352 #43C77B (24/04)
Typhoon ZK353 #43C77C (24/04)
Typhoon ZK354 #43C77D (20/01)
Typhoon ZK366 #43C794 (06/02)
Typhoon ZK370 #43C798 (28/10/25)
Voyager KC.3 ZZ334 #43C6F7
Voyager KC.2 ZZ343 #43C700
Protector RG.1 PR010 #43C972
Al-Udeid Airbase (or another site), Qatar:
Typhoon ZK347 #43C709 (as of 06/03)
Typhoon ZK348 #43C70A (06/03)
Typhoon ZK350 #43C70C (23/01)
Typhoon ZK371 #43C799 (06/03)
Typhoon ZK373 #43C79B (23/01)
Typhoon ZK374 #43C79C (06/03)
Typhoon ZK432 #43C7A9 (23/01)
Typhoon ???? (x1 of the ones listed as Akrotiri should actually be here)
Returned to the UK today (15/05):
Voyager KC.2 ZZ338 #43C6FB
Voyager KC.2 ZZ331 #43C6F4
F-35B ZM141 #43C817
F-35B ZM144 #43C81A
F-35B ZM145 #43C81B
F-35B ZM150 #43C820
F-35B ZM157 #43C827
F-35B ZM164 #43C82E
F-35B ZM166 #43C821
F-35B ZM168 #43C832
Other recent returns to the UK:
Typhoon ZK305 #43C60D (29/04)
Typhoon ZK326 #43C6D9 (29/04)
Typhoon ZK359 #43C782 (30/04)
Typhoon ZK361 #43C784 (07/05)
Shadow R.1 ZZ419 #43C2B5 (14/04)
Shadow R.1 ZZ504 #43C61D (30/04)
Usual caveats apply, my data is based on public flight tracking information and collaboration with @ArmchairAdml & others from @MATA_osint and so is subject to change/corrections!
raf.mod.uk/news/articles/…
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#RAF Royal Air Force - Lightning Deployment
Airbus KC.2 Voyager 1x
#43C6FB ZZ338 - ASCOT 9212
+ ASCOT 9675-9678 Flt 4x F-35Bs
The second flight of F-35s returning to Marham as ASCOT 9675 flight with tanker ASCOT 9212.
I originally believed there was 6 at Akrotiri, but it appears there was in fact 8.
Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧@ArmchairAdml
#RAF Royal Air Force - Lightning Deployment Airbus KC.2 Voyager 1x #43C6F4 ZZ331 - ASCOT 9211 + ASCOT 9671-74 Flt 4x F-35Bs ASCOT 9211 has entered UK airspace and is headed for Brize Norton. ASCOT 9671 flight of four F-35s are heading home to Marham.
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Confirmation that both Typhoons and F-35B from RAF Akrotiri flew Combat Air Patrols over the Red Sea in support of HMS Dragon this week.
IX 'Bomber' Squadron currently operating from RAF Akrotiri.
(Src: raf.mod.uk)
UK Forces Tracker@UKForcesTracker
HMS Dragon now operating in the Arabian Sea after transiting the Suez Canal and Red Sea in the last week. Typhoons flying from RAF Akrotiri provided combat air support sustained by four rotating Voyagers. (Src: @ArmchairAdml)
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Possible all six 617 Squadron F-35s are coming home from RAF Akrotiri.
Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧@ArmchairAdml
#RAF Royal Air Force - Lightning Deployment Airbus KC.2 Voyager 2x #43C6F4 ZZ331 - ASCOT 9211 #43C6FB ZZ338 - ASCOT 9212 Two KC.2 Voyager tankers are en route to RAF Brize Norton from RAF Akrotiri this afternoon, with two flights of F-35Bs headed home to Marham. There were six F-35Bs deployed to Akrotiri, and given there are two tankers used here it's likely all six are returning home. 📸 @havoc_aviation @MATA_osint
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@Anglo_Japan45 Not yet, but it's something the MoD is looking into.
Being a very stealthy missile, Stratus LO would be a great complement to Spear-3 which is more of a swarm weapon
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UK to buy Raytheon GBU-53 StormBreaker 'Small-Diameter Bomb' glide bombs from the US to provide an interim standoff strike capability for F-35.
Integration of Spear-3 and Stratus cruise missiles not expected until after 2030.
(Src: theaviationist.com)
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"RAF hosted a 2-week Protector RG Mk1 knowledge-sharing event at RAF Waddington for personnel from Canada, Denmark, and Norway."
Presence of Norway especially relevant: their latest defence paper dropped plans to procure a fleet of their own but suggested working with UK.
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#RAF Royal Air Force - Fleet Status May 2026
Royal Air Force Fleet Update for May 2026. In this series I keep track of RAF tanker, transport, ISR and deployed combat aircraft.
Usual disclaimer, all information is obtained via public sources (ADS-B, ACARS, Spotters forums). Aircraft without a logged flight in the past 14 days are marked "Inactive".
Any corrections will be posted as a reply to this top entry in the thread.
@MATA_osint @DefenceGeek @Andyyyyrrrr @TBrit90 @thinkdefence @UKDefJournal @haynesdeborah @UKForcesTracker @steffanwatkins @Sierra__Alpha @afneil @geoallison
📸 @havoc_aviation
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Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧@ArmchairAdml
#RAF Royal Air Force - Fleet Status March 2026 Royal Air Force Fleet Update for March 2026. In this series I keep track of RAF tanker, transport, ISR and deployed combat aircraft. There was no update for February as I was tracking the build-up for the Iran War. As combat aircraft are difficult to track while flying on training sorties, particularly the F-35s, I have decided to just use that section for tracking deployed aircraft. Usual disclaimer, all information is obtained via public sources (ADS-B, ACARS, Spotters forums). Aircraft without a logged flight in the past 14 days are marked "Inactive". Any corrections will be posted as a reply to this top entry in the thread. @MATA_osint @DefenceGeek @Andyyyyrrrr @TBrit90 @thinkdefence @UKDefJournal @haynesdeborah @UKForcesTracker @steffanwatkins @Sierra__Alpha @afneil @geoallison 📸 @havoc_aviation 🧵/1
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The Royal Navy's ‘air ambulance’ was scrambled in the Norwegian Sea as @HMSPWLS tested its ability to rescue and stabilise a seriously injured sailor from @HMSDuncan.
Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/may/…
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@MtarfaL @N4_O13 @HMSPWLS @RFATidespring @UKinNorway Current state of the Lightning Force really showing how important Vanquish UCAV is
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HMS Prince of Wales arrived in Stavanger, Norway today ahead of Exercise Tamber Shield.
RFA Tidespring and HNoMS Gnist also alongside.
(Src: @N4_O13)
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First image of HMS Dragon operating in the Gulf of Aden since transiting Suez earlier this week.
Tom Sharpe@TomSharpe134
The mighty Dragon in the GOA 📸’a friend’ CdeG strike group seen in Djibouti yesterday so🏴now ahead. Spot of anti-piracy while she waits or strait to the GOO?
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Having completed a port call into Manila, Philippines, HMS Spey is alongside in Kure, Japan.
Appears she did not transit the Taiwan Strait.
(Src: @HMS_Spey)
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HMS Dragon now operating in the Arabian Sea after transiting the Suez Canal and Red Sea in the last week.
Typhoons flying from RAF Akrotiri provided combat air support sustained by four rotating Voyagers.
(Src: @ArmchairAdml)
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Not much Strike for a Carrier Strike Group...
Of course there are reasons, but only offensive weapons here are torpedos, Sea Venom, and guns.
ukforcestracker.substack.com/p/uk-carrier-s…
UK Forces Tracker@UKForcesTracker
UK Carrier Strike Group forming up in the Norwegian Sea recently ahead of Exercise Tamber Shield. HMS Prince of Wales, Duncan and RFA Tidespring conducting workup before operating with SNMG1. (Src: @HMSDuncan)
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@UKForcesTracker @HMSDuncan @HMSPWLS @820NAS @RFATidespring @COMUKCSG Don’t you think we have a bit of a brass neck calling that group a carrier strike group? Strike capabilities?
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UK Carrier Strike Group forming up in the Norwegian Sea recently ahead of Exercise Tamber Shield.
HMS Prince of Wales, Duncan and RFA Tidespring conducting workup before operating with SNMG1.
(Src: @HMSDuncan)
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UK Forces Tracker retweetledi
#RAF Royal Air Force
Airbus KC.2 Voyager 5x
#43C6FB ZZ338 - ASCOT 9900
#43C700 ZZ343 - ASCOT 9901
#43C6F4 ZZ331 - ASCOT 9902
#43C6F7 ZZ334 - ASCOT 9903
#43C6FB ZZ338 - ASCOT 9904
There have now been 5 RAF Voyager flights supporting a Close Air Support (CAP) operation in the Red Sea as Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Dragon passes Yemen and prepares to transit the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
There are 4 Voyagers in Cyprus, with ZZ338 having now conducted two flights.
📸 @havoc_aviation
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Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧@ArmchairAdml
#RAF Royal Air Force Airbus KC.2 Voyager 3x #43C6FB ZZ338 - ASCOT 9900 #43C700 ZZ343 - ASCOT 9901 #43C6F7 ZZ334 - ASCOT 9902 Strange RAF refuelling operation going on this morning. Three RAF Voyagers are working over the Red Sea with sequential call signs. ASCOT 9900 departed ~8 hours ago, and reached a point near Jeddah over the Red Sea and briefly pinged, although it may have continued further than this. ASCOT 9901 seemingly took over having departed ~5 hours ago, followed by 9902 that departed 1 hour ago, headed towards where 9901 is pinging. Whatever is happening, it’s required a constant refuelling presence over the last 8 hours in the Red Sea. @MATA_osint
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