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Royal Navy Fleet Tracker - 3rd of October 2026
Good to be back posting after a while, have added MoD Chartered vessels as well.
UK Forces Tracker retweeted
UK Search and Rescue Launch?
P-8A "RESCUE39" ZP806 #43C91D "Guernsey's Reply"
has just launched from RAF Lossiemouth amidst the ongoing Storm Boleo hitting the UK. The use of a "RESCUE" call-sign suggests a live SAR request.
@MATA_osint @UKDefJournal @UKForcesTracker @ArmchairAdml
UK Forces Tracker retweeted
.@hms_tyne and RAF MQ9 Reaper RPAS deployed to monitor brand new 🇷🇺Russian tanker, MV Valentin Rykov acting suspiciously off the Firth of Forth on Thursday.
Support ship for Frigate RFS Neustrashimy, that has been loitering off UK coast for past few months - possibly both seeking shelter from storms.
(Library photo)
HMS Medway alongside at Mare Harbour on the Falklands Islands, October 2026.
Medway is currently deployed on Atlantic Patrol Tasking (South).
(Src: @HMS_Medway)
HMS Dauntless receiving replenishment-at-sea from SNMG1 flagship FGS Berlin in the North Sea.
UK Carrier Strike Group has been joined by HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen and is participating in Exercise Neptune Strike 2026
(Src: @COMUKCSG)
HMS Queen Elizabeth arriving in Gibraltar, October 24th.
RAF Chinooks embarked for Exercise Haithi Pol.
(Src: @key2med)
HMS Tamar and KD Lekir sail together for Exercise Bersama Lima, October 2026.
Both of the UK's Singapore-based OPVs participated in this year's iteration of Bersama Lima.
(Src: royalnavy.mod.uk)
RAF Typhoons took part in a French nuclear exercise for the first time.
Three jets participated in Exercise Rummy, alongside French nuclear-capable Rafale-B, where they provided escort for the French aircraft.
(Src: @DefenceGeek, @Etienne_Marcuz)
F-35Bs from 617 'Dambusters' Squadron embarking on HMS Prince of Wales in the North Sea for Operation Firecrest Phase 2, October 21st.
HMS Dauntless has joined as the first ship of the UK Carrier Strike Group.
(Src: @COMUKCSG)
Navy Lookout now reporting MoD has confirmed additional vessels under consideration are not to replace River Batch 1s.
Instead, will likely be for MROSS-2 and to support Atlantic Bastion uncrewed platforms.
The UK is now looking at increasing the order of Vanguard vessels procured from 3 to 6 to replace the Batch 1 OPVs due to retire next year.
"Ocean going variant" could begin entering service by 2030, with interest from Norway, UK and Lithuania.
(Src: nordicdefencesector.com/en/a…)
The UK is now looking at increasing the order of Vanguard vessels procured from 3 to 6 to replace the Batch 1 OPVs due to retire next year.
"Ocean going variant" could begin entering service by 2030, with interest from Norway, UK and Lithuania.
(Src: nordicdefencesector.com/en/a…)
BREAKING
The UK will begin flying combat air patrols over Saudi Arabia to defend against attacks by the Houthis.
Previously, air-to-air refuelling ONLY has been carried out in support of Saudi forces.
(Src: gov.uk/government/news/opera…, defenceimagery.mod.uk)
HMAS Stalwart alongside HMS Tamar conducting replenishment-at-sea during Exercise Bersama Lima.
First reported time a Batch 2 OPV has been replenished at sea.
(Src: @hms_tamar)
UK Forces Tracker retweeted
🇩🇰Denmark acquires an additional batch of Kongsberg Defence Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and this time for the frigates as part of a government-to-government agreement with 🇳🇴Norway. The first NSM batch was ordered for the new coastal missile batteries.
(FMI/DALO)
Merlin helicopters from 820 and 845 Naval Air Squadron embarking aboard HMS Prince of Wales, October 18th.
The carrier is now deployed on the second phase of Operation Firecrest, leading the UK Carrier Strike Group across Northern Europe.
(Src: @HMSPWLS)
HMS Sutherland and HMS Express participating in Exercise Konkan 2026 with INS Trishul, HNoMS Otto Sverdrup, and FGS Hessen earlier this week.
(Src: @HMNBDevonport, @HMSSutherland, @kaidensharmaa)
HMS Dauntless returning to Portsmouth after Exercises Sharpshooter and Lion Protector, October 15th.
The destroyer has been fitted with what is believed to be a containerised counter-drone system aft of her Phalanx.
(Src: @georgeemmett8
HMS Sutherland and INS Trishul off Plymouth during Exercise Konkan, October 15th.
(Src: @TomLeachPhotos)
HMS Protector towed into HMNB Devonport after removal from drydock in Teeside, October 13th.
Reports she may be beyond economic repair after suffering double engine failure.
(Src: @Rockhoppas, @PolitlcsUK)
HMS Dauntless sails in formation with Ukrainian minehunters UNS Cherkasy and Chernihiv during maneuvering exercise in the Solent, October 10th.
The five Ukrainian minehunters based in the UK participated in JEF Exercise Lion Protector.
(Src: royalnavy.mod.uk)
UK Forces Tracker retweeted
#RAF Royal Air Force - Fleet Status October 2026
Royal Air Force Fleet Update for October 2026. In this series I keep track of RAF tanker, transport, ISR and deployed combat aircraft.
Usual disclaimer, all information is obtained via public sources (ADS-B, ACARS, Spotters forums). Aircraft without a logged flight in the past 14 days are marked "Inactive".
Please note, due to lack of data on deployed aircraft, I have not included a summary of Typhoon FGR.4s and F-35Bs for this update.
Any corrections will be posted as a reply to this top entry in the thread.
@MATA_osint @DefenceGeek @Andyyyyrrrr @TBrit90 @thinkdefence @UKDefJournal @haynesdeborah @UKForcesTracker @steffanwatkins @Sierra__Alpha @afneil @geoallison
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#RAF Royal Air Force - Fleet Status August 2026
Royal Air Force Fleet Update for August 2026. In this series I keep track of RAF tanker, transport, ISR and deployed combat aircraft.
Usual disclaimer, all information is obtained via public sources (ADS-B, ACARS, Spotters forums). Aircraft without a logged flight in the past 14 days are marked "Inactive".
Any corrections will be posted as a reply to this top entry in the thread.
@MATA_osint @DefenceGeek @Andyyyyrrrr @TBrit90 @thinkdefence @UKDefJournal @haynesdeborah @UKForcesTracker @steffanwatkins @Sierra__Alpha @afneil @geoallison
📸 @havoc_aviation
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