Official Twitter account for 825 Naval Air Squadron. The home of training for Aircrew and Engineers on the Wildcat Maritime Attack Helicopter.
Nihil Obstat
825 NAS has deployed to HMS GANNET (Prestwick) as student aircrew enter their final war phase โ honing tactics, decisionโmaking and maritime strike proficiency. A quick refuel @bartonaerodrome and even a flying visit to the Isle of Man en route! ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
825 NAS engineers, fresh from a successful week at #LannBihoue2026 operating alongside 21F, took time to visit WW2 memorials across northern France โ honouring our forbears and the legacy we continue to uphold.
#WeWillRememberThem
Hunter or hunted?
Operating deep inside #Norway, Wildcat crews push people and machine to their limit during intense war games - honing the instincts needed for @RoyalNavy and #UKDefence operations across the globe.
Watch more: https://t.co/yOX97k3mqj
Torpedo Thursday - in association with @815NAS. ๐ฌ๐ง
Dropping training torpedoes with precision - because deterrence starts long before the fight. โ๏ธ
Aircrew and engineers of 815 NAS are conducting weapon training alongside the Royal Norwegian Navy ๐ณ๐ด, as a part of Exercise Tamber Shield 26.
Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters are primarily used for conducting surface warfare against an array of threats using their Martlet and Sea Venom missile systems. However, they are also capable of carrying stingray torpedoes for the purpose of Anti-Submarine Warfare. This is a crucial skillset that must be maintained in order to protect Allied surface units.
#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #DeterAndDefend
@Forsvaret_no | @DefenceOps | @JEFnations | @RoyalNavy | @GenGJenkinsRM | @smrmoorhouse |
@UKNATO | @NorwayNATO | @SHAPE_NATO | @NATO_AIRCOM
A brilliant week for 825 NAS comes to a close: #LannBihoue2026 complete, joint training with 21F delivered, and allied aircrews pushing capability forward.
NATO strength built through teamwork, tempo and shared lethality. โ๏ธ๐๐๐ฌ๐ง๐ซ๐ท
@EtatMajorFR@RoyalNavy@NATO
Wildcat HMA2 of 825 NAS took to the sea over southern Brittany, teaming with 21Fโs Atlantique 2 for highโend maritime training.
Two nations, one battlespace.
Allied aircrews building the joint lethality that underpins NATOโs edge. โ๏ธ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐ง
@NATO_MARCOM@MarineNationale
Great first day for 825 NAS operating from Lann Bihoue! Our student aircrew had their first experience of conducting war fighting serials in French waters... More to come! @MarineNationale ๐ฌ๐ง๐ซ๐ท๐โ๏ธ
Despite the heavy rain ๐ง๏ธ it's has been great to engage with all the public attending #LannBihoue2026. Particularly good to see / hear the Bundeswehr Panavia Tornado ๐โ๏ธ๐ฉ๐ช
825 NAS has arrived in Brittany for the #LannBihoue2026 air show and joint training with Marine Nationale 21F Atlantique 2. Proud to strengthen our crossโChannel partnership. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ซ๐ท ๐๐
Two #815NAS Wildcat helicopters found themselves in the right place, right time to answer the distress call of a kite surfer in difficulty last week on the South Coast. Our crews rapidly found the surfer, marked his position and monitored his safety for handover to @HMCoastguard.
Meet your 2026 Black Cats ๐พ๐
From left to right:
๐จโโ๏ธ Jim Fraser โ Display Pilot
๐ง Nick Hulland โ Head of Engineering
๐ Olie Mendham โ Display Observer
Also featured: Tom Pethick, now in his second season, joining for selected displays ๐
RNAS Yeovilton welcomed its new Commanding Officer, Capt Stuart Crombie.
Capt Duncan Thomas formally handed over responsibility for the air station. ๐๐ One last flight in an RN Wildcat, now embarking on his new career.
Welcome Captain Crombie.
๐ท LPhot Stephenson
#FAA
Under new command โ๏ธ
#815NAS thanks Cdr Woods for outstanding leadership and welcomes Cdr Keenan as our new CO. A decisive moment as our people build on significant operational output and drive forward our warfighting readiness. Strike Deep.
Our Wildcats - armed with Martlet lightweight multirole missiles - flying in formation over British Forces Cyprus (BFC) in order to bolster air defences in response to escalating tensions in the region.