Tag: Mount Pleasant Complex

• Friday, May 1st 2026 - 17:12 UTC

  RAF chief calls Falklands defence 'non-negotiable' as Rubio plays down Pentagon memo

  

  The head of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF), Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth, said on Friday that the United Kingdom remains “on high alert and ready” to defend the Falklands “at a moment's notice,” in remarks published by The Times that reaffirm London's military stance on the archipelago following the leak of an internal Pentagon memorandum that considered reviewing US historic support for British sovereignty over the islands. Smyth stressed that the RAF's role in defending the territory was “non-negotiable,” a formulation that reflects the hardening of British military rhetoric in the latest phase of the diplomatic crisis.

• Friday, March 13th 2026 - 02:24 UTC

  Falklands: Mount Pleasant Complex to hold public open day

  

  The Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC), which includes the Falkland Islands’ international airport and the headquarters of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI), will open its doors to the public on Sunday, March 22, allowing residents to visit its facilities and equipment.

• Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 23:39 UTC

  Falklands: quick reaction Typhoons to upgrade state of the art radar system

  

  The RAF's fleet of Typhoon FGR Mk4s is being upgraded with new state-of-the-art radar systems to help the jets better detect and identify potential enemy aircraft. Typhoons play a key role in UK’s Quick Reaction Alert missions including in the Falkland Islands, as reported by Forces.net.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

  Mondino says conditions are in place to resume flights from Córdoba to Mount Pleasant

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino insisted Monday in an interview published by the Financial Times that ”the conditions are in place to resume flights to the Malvinas (Falklands)” from Córdoba. These flights were halted during the COVID-19 pandemic and never resumed due to tensions between the former governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom, both of which are no longer in power.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  Falklands: Defense contract for runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex

  

  The Defense Infrastructure Organization (DIO) has awarded a contract to Mitie to carry out runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex, the RAF airfield in the Falkland Islands. The work will be undertaken by Dyer and Butler, who also completed the resurfacing of the site’s Alpha Loop taxiway earlier this year.

• Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  Falklands: FIRS, the supply link between UK and Mount Pleasant Complex

  

  Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands has provided information on how the British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, are kept alert and ready for the defense of the Islands with regular shipments from the UK.

• Monday, September 9th 2024 - 10:19 UTC

  Falklands: Explosive Disposal team locate and destroy a live anti vehicle landmine

  

  On 31 August, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) in the Falkland Islands were tasked to Cape Pembroke, North of Stanley Airport, for a possible landmine found by two serving soldiers from MPC.

• Saturday, April 6th 2024 - 04:09 UTC

  Airfield resurfacing project in the Falkland Islands completed

  

  The British Government Defense Infrastructure Organization (DIO) has completed an £8.9 million project to resurface the alpha loop at Mount Pleasant Complex airfield on the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

  Strong gusting winds reported in the Falkland Islands

  

  Falkland Islands residents have been made aware of the predicted strong gusting winds that are forecast for 12/13 February, and the possible damage to their residences.

• Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

  Britain fully confident in Falklands' security and capability of the three services

  

  Britain remains fully confident in the security of the Falkland Islands and in the capability to defend them underlined a release from the Ministry of Defense, in response to a report in the London media claiming it only relies in a small Royal Navy patrol vessel and four RAF Typhoons to protect the South Atlantic archipelago.