Scotland

Deployments Europe 

Royal Navy’s Seven Archer Class P2000 Patrol Boats Set for Summer Deployment

July 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Archer-class patrol and training vessel, Patrol boat, Royal Navy, Scotland, UK

The UK Royal Navy’s seven Archer Class P2000 Patrol Boats are preparing to ride North for the Summer where they

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Air Europe 

Royal Air Force Scrambles Typhoon Jets to Monitor Russian Long-Range Aircraft Off Scottish Coast

July 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, Quick Reaction Alert (QRA), RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Voyager MRTT, RAF Voyager ZZ336 "Vespina", Royal Air Force (RAF), Russia, Scotland, UK

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has scrambled Typhoon fighter aircraft to monitor Russian long-range aircraft flying in international airspace

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Air Europe 

RAF Completes COVID-19 Support Task at Kinloss

June 12, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma, Coronavirus, Kinloss Barracks, Royal Air Force (RAF), Scotland, UK

Three Royal Air Force (RAF) Puma helicopters deployed to Kinloss Barracks to support the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) in the

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Misc Europe 

RAF Puma Helicopter Conducts Its First Island Medical Evacuation In Scotland

April 23, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma, Kinloss Barracks, Royal Air Force (RAF), Scotland, UK

A Royal Air Force (RAF) Puma helicopter based at Kinloss has supported the NHS in Scotland with the first transfer

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Misc Europe 

Royal Air Force A400M Evacuates Critically Ill Patient from Orkney Islands

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aeromedical evacuation (AE), Airbus A400M Atlas, Orkney Islands, Royal Air Force (RAF), Scotland, UK

A 46-year old patient was flown from Kirkwall to Glasgow by a Royal Air Force A400M Atlas military transport aircraft

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Misc Europe 

RAF Helicopters Support Scottish Ambulance Service Trials

April 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma, Coronavirus, Helicopter, Royal Air Force (RAF), Scotland, UK

Royal Air Force (RAF) Puma helicopters based at Kinloss Barracks in Moray have been supporting the Scottish Ambulance Service with

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Air Europe 

Royal Air Force to Station Puma Helicopters at Kinloss Barracks to Support COVID-19 Response

March 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 1 Comment Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma, Coronavirus, Helicopter, Kinloss Barracks, Royal Air Force (RAF), Scotland, UK

Royal Air Force (RAF) will station three Puma helicopters at Kinloss Barracks in Moray, Scotland, as s part of an

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Europe Naval 

U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Alaska Arrives at HMNB Clyde, Scotland

July 3, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments HMNB Clyde, Nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Ohio-class SSBN, Scotland, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA, USS Alaska (SSBN-732)

The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine, USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrived at the Royal Navy base of HMNB Clyde in

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Europe Military Exercises Naval 

U.S., Allies Conclude Exercise Formidable Shield 2019

June 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Formidable Shield, Military exercise, MOD Hebrides Range, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), Scotland, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA

Exercise Formidable Shield 2019, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise held at the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s

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Europe Naval 

Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Passes Dry Dock Inspection

May 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Queen Elizabeth-class CV, Rosyth Dockyard, Royal Navy, Scotland, UK

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has passed her rigorous dry dock inspection at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard in Scotland

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