Royal Air Force

A RAF KC-2 “Voyager” tanker/transport aircraft is heading back to London, after only four days of operations Qatar.

The timing is particularly interesting, coming on the same day Russia threatened to strike UK bases in retaliation for the UK’s support of Ukraine.

A Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint is conducting a reconaissance flight over the Suwałki Gap and around Kaliningrad.

Contributed by @MoloWarMonitor

Britain released cockpit footage of Russian Su-27 and Su-35 jets intercepting an RAF RC-135 surveillance plane over the Black Sea. The UK called it a "dangerous intercept" during a routine reconnaissance mission. Crew completed the flight safely.

UK Ministry of Defence released footage of British soldiers sheltering during a ballistic missile strike in the Middle East. RAF teams have been actively shooting down drones across the region "around the clock." London still insists it is not participating in the Iran war.

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