847 Naval Air Squadron

The Official 'X' account for the only Commando Helicopter Force Squadron of the @RoyalNavy to use the Commando Wildcat Helicopter. ‘We Strike From On High’.

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

847 NAS visits Navy Wings 🇬🇧

Navy Wings kindly hosted 847 NAS engineers for a tour of their historic aircraft last week.

The work to keep these aircraft airworthy is incredible!

An inspiring and educational afternoon learning more about our heritage 💪
#aviation #navywings

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

@DefenceOps @NATO @BritishArmy @RoyalMarines @SHAPE_NATO @UKNATO @DefenceHQ They're our Wildcats from 847 NAS, also part of Commado Helicopter Force 💪✅️
Not Army Air Corps ❌️

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

Arctic Load Lifting ❄️

Operating near RNoAF Bardufoss 🇳🇴, our aviators worked with MAOT to conduct load lifting training 💪

Transporting kit to remote locations is key in Arctic Warfare, allowing us to support our Commando Forces anytime, any place 🔥

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

@ForcesNews 💪

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

Aviation Assault underway 💪❄️

3x Wildcat AH1 🇬🇧
1x NH-90 NFH 🇳🇱

Training for Ex COLD RESPONSE 26, 847 NAS Wildcat and RNLN NH90 inserted, provided ISR and CAS, then extracted UK Commando Forces from an Arctic objective.

Watch our pilots-eye view of the ingress! 👌

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

Getting the rounds down 💪

As part of Op CLOCKWORK, 847 conducted live firing on ranges high in the Arctic Circle ❄️

Working alongside JTACs from UK Commando Forces, the crews also practiced their Close Air Support skills 🔥

#NATO
#StrongerTogether
#Pilot
#AviationNews

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

@RoyalMarines @Commando_Ops ❄️💪

[Royal Marines @RoyalMarines]

At the forefront of Arctic security.

#RoyalMarines are currently deployed to Northern Norway and are trained, tested and built for missions in this unforgiving environment. Commandos are playing a key role in NATO's strengthened Arctic Sentry efforts.

➡️https://t.co/xtwjLT6jkf

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

The eyes of the UK and Norwegian defence leadership are on the High North. 🇬🇧🇳🇴

Senior leaders from both nations took to the field to observe UK Commando Force capabilities in action. From extreme cold-weather warfighting to seamless integration with our Norwegian partners!

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

@NavyLookout 💪❄️

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

Wildcats from @847NAS conduct mountain flying training during Operation Clockwork 2026 in 🇳🇴Norway last week.

Operating from Bardufoss, for their annual workout in the Arctic Circle, ahead of exercise Cold Response 2026 - the largest military exercises in Norway this year.

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

Extreme training in the Arctic 🇳🇴❄️

847 NAS has been conducting:
- Snow landings ✅️
- Mountain flying ✅️
- Section flying ✅️
By day and night!

This training leads into Exercise Cold Response, to prove NATOs ability to deter threats in the Arctic 💪 #StrongerTogether

[Royal Marines @RoyalMarines]

New year, same us...

#RoyalMarines are returning in force to the Arctic Circle as the UK and Norway begin a new era of joint operations in defence of NATO’s northern flank.

Read more: https://t.co/Bo5JAv1cuu

[Royal Marines @RoyalMarines]

UK & Norway. 🇬🇧🤝🇳🇴

Royal Marines demonstrated specialist skills alongside Norwegian counterparts to @YvetteCooperMP and @EspenBarthEide, showing their vital role in a Hybrid Royal Navy.

#AtlanticBastion

[Royal Marines @RoyalMarines]

A rite of passage in the Arctic... 🥶

To test responses to cold shock, all ranks must go through the infamous ice breaking drill - jumping into freezing water and climbing out unassisted to understand what happens to the body when the ice breaks.

➡️https://t.co/Bo5JAv0EEW

[Royal Marines @RoyalMarines]

Ice breaking brothers...

Brothers Marine Ollie Morris from Commando Helicopter Force and Lieutenant Josh Morris, an aircraft engineer officer serving with 1710 Naval Air Squadron, complete their Ice Breaking Drills together in the Arctic.

[BFBS Forces News @ForcesNews]

Just like clockwork🕘

🚁A @847NAS Wildcat helicopter meticulously unloaded for an extreme cold survival exercise with the Royal Marines in the Arctic

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

Merry Christmas from all of us here at 847 NAS! 🎄We soon return to the Arctic to hone our skills, and operate with our #NATO partners. For now, though, we enjoy some well-deserved leave 🎄
#Christmas
#aviation
#helicopter

[847 Naval Air Squadron @847NAS]

We've arrived! @RAFLossiemouth

847 NAS has deployed 3 Wildcat to @RAFLossiemouth to conduct live range firing 🔥

Qualifying Pilots and Rearcrew on M3M and GPMG, as well as conducting low-level tactical training by day and night 💪

#royalnavy #RAF