🎯 Readiness doesn’t stop at sunset.

🪖🇽🇰British soldiers trained by day and night on Operation Rehearsal in Kosovo, sharpening their skills alongside @NATO allies and partners.

🛡️Ready to deploy rapidly and support KFOR in keeping all communities safe.

⚓Different flags, shared purpose.

🛳️@hms_tamar & @NZDefenceForce conducted boarding exercises during Exercise Bersama Lima.

💪This exercise is an annual Five Powers Defence Arrangements partners event, building readiness to respond together to security challenges.

🇦🇺🇸🇬🇳🇿🇲🇾🇬🇧

🇬🇧🇺🇸🇳🇴Bringing the Thunder together⚡️

✈️UK F-35Bs & @RoyalAirForce Voyager, with @Luftforsvaret F-35As, escorted a @usairforce B-52 on Exercise Global Thunder.

🛳️Above @RoyalNavy & @Forsvaret_no vessels including @HMSPWLS

🛡️Operating together to defend @NATO’s northern flank.

⚓ Making an entrance the commando way

@RoyalMarines boarded German warship FGS Berlin by air and sea during Exercise Strike Warrior, sharpening their skills alongside @NATO allies.

🛡️Training together to defend together.

#ExStrikeWarrior #SW26

💪 Collective strength with real capability.

🪖On Operation Cabrit, British forces serve alongside allies in @Natobgest , bringing together a wide range of capabilities & effect.

🛡️United to deter threats and defend @NATO’s eastern flank.

⛰️More than just a scenic walk.

💪@Commando_Ops tackled demanding terrain during Exercise Strike Warrior, testing the skills and endurance that underpin the UK Commando Force.

🇬🇧Prepared to defend the UK and our allies.

#ExStrikeWarrior #SW26

🌊 Making waves with every raid.

💪@RoyalMarines put their raiding craft skills to the test during Exercise Strike Warrior, sharpening their ability to move from sea to shore.

🇬🇧Training to defend the UK and our allies.

#ExStrikeWarrior #SW26

⚓ Moving the kit that keeps our allies ready.

🇬🇧🇫🇷 British & French forces worked together on an equipment rotation by sea in Estonia, supporting Operation Cabrit.

🛡️ Sustaining our deployed forces & strengthening @NATO’s defence on its eastern flank.

We are #StrongerTogether

🐾 Four paws with a purpose

🐕Military working dogs support British forces on Operation Cabrit, bringing their specialist skills to the team.

🛡️ Working alongside our allies to deter threats and defend @NATO’s eastern flank.

🛠️ Strike Warrior took readiness underground.

🪏24 Commando Royal Engineers excavated, built & fortified an underground facility during Exercise Strike Warrior.

🇬🇧 Building the support that keeps the UK Commando Force ready.

⚡ The storm has some competition this #PhoonFriday

✈️@RoyalAirForce Typhoons on Operation Shader are ready to respond, protecting UK interests and supporting security in the Middle East.

🇬🇧 Whatever the backdrop, the mission stays in focus.

💥This is what collective defence looks like.

🤝British forces on Operation Cabrit train alongside @NATO allies, sharpening their skills to deter threats & defend NATO’s eastern flank.

🛡️We are #StrongerTogether

@Natobgest @BritishArmy

⚓ When disaster strikes, every second counts.

🤝@HMSTrent’s teams trained with Cayman Islands partners, sharing disaster response skills and demonstrating how drones can support search and rescue.

🌊 Building Caribbean resilience together, before a crisis strikes.

⚓️ Making waves. Taking action.

⛴️ @RoyalMarines have been sharpening their boarding skills in the Faroe Islands during Exercise Lion Protector.

🌊 Training with @JEFnations allies to counter threats and protect vital infrastructure across the High North.

#StrongerTogether

💥 Bringing the firepower. Building the readiness.

🇬🇧 Mortar crews on Operation Cabrit keep their skills sharp through ongoing training in Estonia.

🛡️ Ready to deter. Ready to defend. Standing with our @NATO Allies.

#StrongerTogether

🔥 Afterburners on. Weekend incoming.

✈️ Turning up the heat for #PhoonFriday with the @RoyalAirForce Typhoon.

💪 For the pilots, engineers and crews behind every sortie, readiness runs right through the weekend.

A new chapter. An enduring commitment

The Coalition’s military mission in Iraq has concluded with Iraqi forces taking the lead on security

The UK will continue to support Iraqs security & stability working with Iraqi partners to develop an enduring bilateral defence partnership

⚓ Allied at sea. Eyes in the sky.

🇬🇧🇺🇸 @HMSTrent and the @USCG have been training together in the Caribbean, using ships and drones to sharpen maritime coordination.

🌊 Ready to respond together when it matters.

🔥 New week. Same focus: ready.

🌍On Operation Cabrit, @BritishArmy troops train alongside @NATO Allies to strengthen the Alliance’s eastern flank.

🪖Exercise Bold Dragon puts that readiness into action.

🤝Train together. Deter together. Defend together.

#StrongerTogether

✈️Cooperation doesn’t stand still. It takes flight.

🇬🇧🇶🇦 @RoyalAirForce Voyager took to the skies with Qatari partners during Exercise Soaring Falcon.

🤝Training together strengthens the relationships & shared understanding that help our forces operate effectively side by side.

⚓ Partnership put into practice.

🇬🇧🇺🇸 @HMSTrent has been training alongside the @USCG in the Caribbean, sharpening aviation operations, communications and maritime coordination.

🌊 Building the partnership to respond together when it matters.

⚡️24 nations. One shared challenge.

🌎At Exercise Bold Quest in Michigan, the UK’s Integrated Warfare Centre and Commando Force tested how Allied forces connect, coordinate and deliver effects together.

🤝 Stronger as one.

🎯 Taking aim on NATO’s eastern flank.

💪Javelin teams sharpen their edge on Op CABRIT, turning training into combat-ready capability.

🇬🇧🇪🇪 Alongside @NATO Allies, the UK-led @Natobgest in Estonia stands ready, strengthening deterrence & defending NATO’s eastern flank.

🔧From hangar to runway, every #PhoonFriday is a team effort.

Behind every Typhoon take-off is a team of skilled @RoyalAirForce personnel keeping it ready, capable and airborne.

✈️ One team. One mission. Ready to launch.

⚓Anchored in Partnership

🛳️ @hms_tamar has arrived in Brunei, strengthening the UK’s enduring commitment to security & cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

🇧🇳Building lasting relationships with our Bruneian partners through shared values, engagement & maritime collaboration.

🎯Eyes on. Target identified. Aircraft cleared in.

🤝JTACs train to direct air power safely & precisely, connecting troops on the ground with aircraft overhead.

🌍On Op CABRIT, these skills build readiness & strengthen how @DefenceHQ work with Allies across the region & @NATO✈️

🌗 Daylight fades. The training doesn’t.

From first light to after dark, Exercise Combined Warrior tested personnel around the clock - building the skills and readiness needed to operate whatever the conditions.

🌙 Training doesn’t stop when the sun goes down.

@BritishArmy

⚔️Readiness isn’t switched on. It’s built.

🪖On Exercise Combined Warrior, UK forces are training hard, sharpening their skills and preparing for the challenges of tomorrow.

Ready starts here. 🇬🇧

@BritishArmy

🛳️Five years. Two ships. One mission.

🗣️Hear from the CO of @hms_tamar as he reflects on 5 years of #OperationHighwall

⚓️The @RoyalNavy’s enduring presence in the Indo-Pacific, supporting regional security, diplomacy and humanitarian aid.🌏

🏎️ You won’t find these at your local dealership…

🪖 The @BritishArmy rolled into this year’s British Motor Show, giving visitors a closer look at the people, vehicles and technology that keep Defence moving.

⚙️ Built for more than the road.

💪Strengthening Sustainment.

🇸🇴MAT & UNST Staff officers met Sustainment Command leadership to support the Somali National Armed Forces sustainment effort

🤝Including the handover of 120 lifesaver jerrycans & 120 additional filters to reinforce critical sustainment capabilities

🌙 The sun might set. Readiness doesn’t.

✈️Under the moonlight, @RoyalAirForce Typhoons stand ready to respond at a moment’s notice.

⏱️Day or night, maintaining readiness around the clock.

🗓️That’s #PhoonFriday

In accordance with UNCLOS, @RoyalNavy vessel @hms_tamar exercised navigation rights and freedoms over the weekend alongside @Australian_Navy in the South China Sea.
 
The UK is committed to international law and to upholding a free, open and stable South China Sea.

❄️Readiness built in the extremes of the High North

🛡️As part of @NATO Arctic Sentry, Op ATLANTIC CITY brought Allied capability to Jan Mayen, from RAF Atlas cargo support to @Commando_Ops training with Norwegian & US forces

🤝Ready to protect the High North.

#StrongerTogether

🧊Remote island. Three Allies. One operation

✈️A @RoyalAirForce Atlas supported cargo movements as @Commando_Ops trained with Norwegian and US forces.

🛡️Part of Arctic Sentry, the activity strengthened @NATO’s ability to deploy, integrate and operate in the demanding High North

CRITICAL CARE, ANYWHERE🩺

✈️ @RoyalAirForce Tactical Medical Wing exercises its Strategic Aeromedical Evacuation & Critical Care Air Support Team capabilities on #PitchBlack26

🤝Voyager aircrew & specialist clinicians transform the aircraft into a flying treatment facility

✈️From strategic airlift to boots on Arctic ground

🤝A @RoyalAirForce Atlas A400M supports the movement of vital cargo on Jan Mayen, as @Commando_Ops train alongside @Forsvaret_no & @USMC forces🇳🇴🇺🇸

❄️Op ATLANTIC CITY strengthens @NATO readiness in the High North.

@JFCNorfolk

🪖Soldiers of the @UKNATO Forward Land Forces Squadron in Poland, from @LDLightCav supported Polish Armed Forces Day.

🇵🇱The annual parade celebrates the Polish victory over Soviet Russia in 1920 & was the country’s largest to date.

🛣️1,800 troops & 300+ vehicles were on parade.

🌊Guarding the waters

🛳️HMS Medway operates across the South Atlantic, maintaining a persistent maritime presence and supporting the Falkland Islands.

🛡️From sea to shore, @DefenceHQ remain ready to respond by conducting training serials regularly, to protect @BFSouthAtlantic .

PJHQ 🤝 USAfricom

🏢Yesterday, PJHQ welcomed Lt. Gen. John Brennan to Northwood, and was greeted by Air Vice-Marshal Phil Robinson

🇬🇧🇺🇸Discussions were had about the U.S. & UK partnership, focusing on shared interests in Africa and furthering security cooperation in the region.

Choose your fighter🐾

✈️Behind every sortie is a @RoyalAirForce MWD team working to keep personnel, infrastructure & operational capabilities secure.

🐶On International Dog Day, we recognise the dedication, skill & readiness of these teams.

Trusted to protect. Ready to deploy.

🦁Exercise LION PROTECTOR 26 sees @JEFnations forces test High North readiness through BALTIC EXPRESS

🚢Rehearsing maritime interdiction operations across the North Atlantic and Baltic Approaches.

🌍Ten nations. One Commitment. Ready Together. #JEFTogether

🚢Two ships. One mission.

🤝Sister ships @hms_tamar & @HMS_Spey have reunited once more as their mission to the far side of the world continues.

🌏The stalwarts of the Indo-Pacific are working tirelessly across the region to promote maritime security, safety, and stability.

⚡️The weekend is on the horizon. So are the Typhoons.

✈️ @RoyalAirForce Typhoons remain ready in the Middle East, conducting routine Defensive Counter Air sorties around the clock.

⏰Ready whenever they’re needed.

🛡️Holding the ground. Protecting what matters.

🥾Across challenging terrain, British Forces maintain a constant state of readiness, training to respond rapidly & defend the Falkland Islands.

🇬🇧On land, at sea & in the air, they safeguard @BFSouthAtlantic .

@BritishArmy

📸 Behind the shot. Behind the scenes.

🫡From exercises to operations, our photographers are there to capture the moments that bring DefenceOps to life.

🎥 This #WorldPhotographyDay, we’re turning the camera on them.

📸 The shots behind DefenceOps. But which gets your vote?

🌍 From exercises to operations, our photographers capture Defence activity wherever it happens.

🏆 This #WorldPhotographyDay, we’re putting some of their best work head-to-head.

👇 Pick your favourite and tell us why.

ALLIES. AIRPOWER. ACTION.

✈️ 21 nations. 100+ aircraft. Exercise Pitch Black.

🤝 One of the Indo-Pacific’s largest and most complex multinational air combat exercises.

🇬🇧🌏 The UK remains committed to security and stability across the Indo-Pacific.

@RoyalAirForce

📐Starting the week by bending a few lines.

🌍Across land, sea and air, @DefenceHQ are constantly adapting and expanding the limits of what’s possible.

👉Swipe to see Defence pushing the boundaries.

✈️ 141 sorties. 207 hours in the air. Always ready.

🇷🇴 Looking back at Op BILOXI, @RoyalAirForce Typhoons worked with 8 @NATO Allies strengthening our collective defence.

⚡Behind every sortie was high readiness, with 1,428 hours spent ready to respond on NATO’s eastern flank.