Defence Operations 🇬🇧

Quiet professionalism. Global reach. @RoyalAirForce A400M Atlas is loaded, as logistics specialists & movers under aircrew supervision prepare the aircraft for onward tasking Sustaining operations, supporting wider security across the Middle East, & helping safeguard our people

🌨️ Rotor wash. Arctic power. 🚁 @BritishArmy Air Corps & @RoyalMarines Commando Helicopter Force working together in extreme cold-weather training. 🇬🇧🇳🇴 @DefenceHQ & Norwegian allies on Ex Cold Response - boosting @NATO readiness in the High North. 🛡️We are #StrongerTogether

❄️Joint force.Arctic edge. 🇬🇧🇳🇴UK & Norwegian forces train together on Ex Cold Response - strengthening @NATO in the High North 🚁@BritishArmy Air Corps Wildcat supports @RoyalMarines Commando Helicopter Force in extreme conditions  🛡️Reinforcing NATO’s northern flank together

⚡From aim to impact. 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇪🇺🇸 @NATO forces train in Estonia’s Central Training Area. ⚙️ Tanks deliver precision fire as part of a high-intensity Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. 
🎯 Training alongside allies
🛡️ Readiness that deters We are #StrongerTogether

👑 A Royal Visit To Op Tangham  🤝 The Duchess of Edinburgh met UK deployed personnel on Operation Tangham during her visit to Somalia  🌍 HRH remains committed to advancing Women, Peace & Security and empowering women and girls across some of the world’s most fragile regions

Ready to respond at a moment’s notice. @RoyalNavy Wildcat helicopters are conducting Quick Reaction Alert training to maintain operational readiness. Supporting the wider security across the Middle East, and helping safeguard our people.

✈️ UK air power continues to safeguard regional stability.   💪 @RoyalAirForce continue defensive air operations in the Middle East, successfully engaging threats from Uncrewed Air Systems.   🛩️ 4 additional Typhoons have deployed to Qatar to support collective defence in region.

⚡Pursuit of Advantage! 🤝@NATO forces train in Estonia’s Central Training Area. ⚙️Tanks, artillery, recce vehicles & infantry from 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇪🇺🇸 operate side-by-side in a high-intensity Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. ✅Innovation, integration & readiness to deter any adversary.

Sub zero raiding in the Arctic... 🇬🇧🗡️ Specialist #RoyalMarines emerged from the icy depths of an Arctic fjord on a @deutschemarine submarine to carry out a daring commando operation as part of major #NATO mission rehearsals. #ColdResponse26 Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/marc…

🔥 Discipline in training. Decisive on operations. 🪖 @BritishArmy Irish Guards continue sharpening the fundamentals that win on operations. 📡 From detailed IED sweeps to precise radio drills & urban combat training. 💪Ready to think, move & communicate under pressure.

🎯 Precision, Power, Partnership. @Natobgest wraps up a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at the Central Training Area 🇪🇪 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇪🇺🇸 Full Range of Combined Arms Capabilities, including main battle Tanks and Artillery. 💪Allies sharpening @NATO’s forward edge. #StrongerTogether

🎯 Trigger Time on HMS Tamar 🛥️ Aboard @hms_tamar @RoyalNavy sailors conduct live gunnery training with HMGs 🔒 Training like this ensure HMS Tamar is ready to support regional maritime security Drills focused on: 🚨 Warning shots 🎯 Aim & live fire 💪 Command & control

Over the past week, @RoyalAirForce Typhoon & F-35B aircraft have conducted defensive air operations across the Middle East.   @DefenceHQ continue to play a vital role in collective self defence, protecting British interests, supporting our allies & helping safeguard our people.

📈Pressure builds performance 🪖Soldiers from the Irish Guards are sharpening the skills that win on operations. From IED threat sweeping to disciplined radio comms drills & high-intensity urban combat training. 📡 Clear comms 🛡️ Counter-IED awareness 🏙️ Close-quarters battles

🇬🇧🤝🇫🇷 UNITED IN URBAN WARFARE 🇬🇧@BritishArmy 1st Battalion were in France working closely alongside the 152nd Infantry Regiment @armeedeTerre 🇫🇷 ➡️Intense urban combat drills designed to: 
🤝 Test Cooperation  📡 Strengthen Communication  ⚔️ Enhance Battlefield Integration

An update on UK operations in the Middle East.

🛩️This #PhoonFriday were with the @RoyalAirForce Typhoon FGR4 which forms the backbone of Airpower in the Middle East. Deployed in support of Op SHADER, Typhoon conducts armed overwatch, alongside integration training & Exercises in the region! ✈️

🌊Strike fast. Disappear faster. 🛡️@RoyalMarines conduct shore raids in Northern Norway, with live firing drills from Inflatable Raiding Craft. 🎯Surveillance, reconnaissance & precision on @NATO’s northern flank. 🤝Integrated with allies. Ready to deploy. #StrongerTogether

📸Comms in Action! 📡5-day Info Activities course complete - 10 SSF officers now qualified at tactical & operational level Developing @DefenceHQ & Somali National Armed Forces strategic comms capability Equipment part of a £100,000 project countering al Shabaab disinformation.

⏱️The mission doesn’t pause. Neither do we. On Op SHADER, @DefenceHQ continues year-round operations alongside partner nations. Delivering air presence to counter Daesh & support regional stability. 🎯 Persistent presence 🤝 Coalition integration 🛡️ Security through readiness