Lightning strikes. ⚡
Two RAF Lightning F-35B jets landed at RAF Marham last week, marking the conclusion of the aircraft’s Initial Procurement Phase.
#F35#ReadyToFlyAndFight
We’re very sorry to let you know RIAT will not be taking place this year.
Ticketholders will be contacted by the end of May via email about their RIAT26 tickets. In the meantime, you can find further information and updates on our website and FAQs page.
We appreciate your loyal support for RIAT and look forward to welcoming you to the show in 2027. More information can be found here: https://t.co/0Xel9WhWkU
Wedgetail has officially arrived at @RAFLossiemouth. ✈️
Achieving the next stage of our new capability requires a period of dedicated ground based testing followed by live flying.
Read more here: https://t.co/eRY9hdHDVj
@BoeingUK
A statement from the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth, on recent Russian air activity.
Read more here: https://t.co/6KcjBcinot
@DefenceHQ@NATO
🔴⚪️🔵 A series of spectacular displays are to be carried out by the Red Arrows in the United States this summer to mark 250 years of American independence. The tour is part of a packed 2026 programme, with dozens of events in the UK and mainland Europe:
https://t.co/Lla3DAHwCf
RAF Typhoon and F-35B aircraft have conducted long-range Defensive Counter Air patrols in support of HMS Dragon in the Red Sea.
These missions were enabled by Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft operating from RAF Akrotiri.
#DefendAndDeter#Typhoon#F35
UK specialist paratroopers and military clinicians have carried out a daring parachute operation to deliver critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha – Britain’s most remote inhabited Overseas Territory – after a suspected case of Hantavirus was identified on the island.
UK Space Command, working alongside @spacegovuk in the National Space Operations Centre, monitored the Artemis II launch
Imagery was taken by our industry partners. UK Space Command wishes everyone at @NASA well as they deliver this historic mission
📸 @spacefluxHQ
✈️Behind every sortie, are @DefenceHQ personnel ensuring our aircraft operate with precision & purpose
👤Meet Cpl Jimmy, a @RoyalAirForce Mission Planner on Op SHADER, whose work enables Typhoon & Lightning aircraft to deliver Defensive Counter Air sorties across the Middle East