HMS DRAGON sails with a Wildcat HMA2 from our sister squadron @815NAS, armed with Martlet missiles, enhancing the UK’s counter‑UAV/USV posture in the eastern Mediterranean. #StrikeDeep #WeYieldButToStGeorge

Primed and ready. Wildcat has a lean footprint of only 10 personnel to operate, but offers a huge impact with up to 20 laser beam-riding missiles. @RoyalNavy Wildcat with AESA radar can hunt and destroy UAS from ship or shore, bringing flexibility and a rapid lethal response anywhere in the world at very short notice. #FleetAirArm #Wildcat #StrikeDeep

Not your usual #London commute. A maritime strike Wildcat prowling past @TheLondonEye and the Houses of Parliament. Safeguarding our national interests requires hardware built to react fast and #StrikeDeep. Martlet missiles deliver a proven counter-UAS capability; designed to defeat small, agile and unpredictable airborne or surface systems that could pose a threat to UK interests, both at home and overseas. Wildcat contributes to a layered and robust #AirDefence network. @haynesdeborah @TomCotterillX @leewillett_rusi @RoyalNavy @LukePollard @AlistairCarns @DefenceES @rich_scott2 #UKDefence #WellingtonBarracks #FleetAirArm

A great honour to host the @SecondSeaLord this week at @RNASYeovilton. #815NAS showcased Wildcat’s precision strike role centred on Martlet - with its proven lethality against UAVs and USVs - and its heavy hitting cousin, Sea Venom. These potent missiles remain key as the @RoyalNavy develops hybrid capability by pairing crewed and autonomous systems. #FleetAirArm #StrikeDeep

🚨Positive ID: large, uncrewed and extremely well-armed. Fortunately, our sensors are effective for targets of all sizes - from apex hunters to periscopes. This time the fin belonged to a shark.. not something more troublesome.. When it comes to real threats, Martlet and Sea Venom missiles - alongside Stingray torpedoes - provide all the bite we need. #FleetAirArm #StrikeDeep @RoyalNavy @RNASYeovilton

At home or abroad, @RoyalNavy maritime strike Wildcats stand ready to find, identify and ultimately neutralise threats to the UK and her allies. Armed with Martlet and Sea Venom missiles, we can deter or counter everything from UAVs and USVs, to larger warships and land based targets. We are ready to protect our nation’s interests - anytime and anywhere in the world. #UKDefence #StrikeDeep #FleetAirArm @LukePollard @AlistairCarns

In the dark, we stay lethal. #815NAS #StrikeDeep #FleetAirArm #Martlet #NightOps #UKDefence @RoyalNavy

Great to see @HMSTrent back and an even bigger privilege to help keep their aviation skills primed 👌 #StrikeDeep

New year, same mission: warfighting readiness ⚓️ Our training is relentless. Every drill sharpens the edge. Ahead of another busy year, #815NAS continues to perfect skills that guarantee dominance in maritime combat. #StrikeDeep #MissionReady #FleetAirArm #RoyalNavy #UKDefence

Wildcat Wednesday #GoWild #StrikeDeep #FlyNavy @COMUKCSG @NATO @RoyalNavy

New Year’s fireworks from @usf_army — frontline edition 🎆 While russia was counting down to midnight, Ukrainian @usf_army drones were busy dismantling the war machine — piece by piece. 10 confirmed strikes. Fuel, sensors, air defence, logistics — all hit. What burned, exploded, or went blind on New Year’s night: Oil & fuel 💥Rovenky oil depot (Luhansk, occupied) — re-ignited to lock in long-term damage 💥Two oil facilities inside russia — refinery oil terminal hit within minutes of midnight 💥Fuel & lubricants depot supporting frontline units (Belgorod region) Eyes and command 💥KASTA-2E2 radar (Crimea) — key low-altitude air-surveillance system 💥Airfield radar complex, Hvardiiske (Crimea) — supports combat aviation, Iskander-M launch prep & Shahed ops 💥Substation Rovenky — power to military infrastructure disrupted 💥Substation Balashivka (Zaporizhzhia, occupied) Air defence & troops 💥TOR SAM system destroyed — third russian SAM lost in 24 hours 💥Two troop concentration points (69th MSD, 283rd MRR) — Valuyki area 💥Ammo & logistics warehouses — Donetsk region, occupied No fireworks for civilians. No symbolism for show. This was about cutting fuel flows, blinding sensors, collapsing air defence, and starving frontline units of ammo. 2026 didn’t start with promises. It started with fires, blackouts, and silence on russian radar screens. Happy New Year. Same mission. Higher tempo. #Ukraine #SBS #NewYear2026 #Demilitarisation #StrikeDeep #RussianLosses #AirDefence #EnergyWar #WarInUkraine #StandWithUkraine

Rapid response! ⚡️ Wildcat's compact proportions and scalable support equipment make it a perfect fit for A400M & C-17 transport so it is ready to operate from remote sites across the globe at short notice. 🚁✈️ #Wildcat #UKDefence #StrikeDeep @AirMobilityRAF @RAFBrizeNorton

21 years since these fine people flew a Lynx Helicopter from HMS Portland hoping to save a life but, tragically, didn't make it home. Thinking of you all today. DC, Jamie, Rob and Nookie. @815NAS @RNASYeovilton #StrikeDeep #fleetairarm #royalnavy #815NAS

815’s Vengeance 2 Flight embarked on HMS Dauntless for Operational Sea Training. Conducting serials to protect both Ship and CSG from UAV’s, USV’s and hostile surface combatants in preparation for CSG 25. 🚁🌍 #fleetairarm #flynavy #royalnavy #strikedeep #wildcat

SPLASH! 🎯 Crews from 815 NAS have demonstrated their air-to-air prowess once more, expanding the envelope by taking out fast moving banshee drones at difficult angles. Another leap forward for Wildcat Maritime Strike 💥 #StrikeDeep #FlyNavy #FleetAirArm #Wildcat

A triumphant return for 815 crews following Exercise Ace of Spadeadam, a thorough test of their warfighting skills against a range of realistic threats. #StrikeDeep #Wildcat #FlyNavy

Another successful demonstration of the Wildcat HMA2's lethality against a wide range of targets... This time air to air! 🚁🚀🛩️💥 #StrikeDeep #Martlet @815NAS @RoyalNavy @ThalesUK

Wildcat cleared hot! A crew from 815 NAS have independently detected, tracked and engaged a Banshee drone with a Martlet missile during trials, a milestone for Wildcat maritime strike 💥 #StrikeDeep #FlyNavy #FleetAirArm #Wildcat #RoyalNavy

#ForeverReady #ArmyCommander #WesternCommand witnessed integrated exercise to validate #synergy between mechanised operations, #IAF & #ArmyAviation to #StrikeHard #StrikeFast & #StrikeDeep in a networked environment. @adgpi

The culmination of #TamberShield2024 is a multi-day free-play war fighting serial. Our crews are putting into practice the last 2 weeks of training to hunt down the Skjolds and P2000s, our exercise enemy. #StrikeDeep @DefenceOps @JEFnations @RNASYeovilton @Forsvaret_no