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Montevideo, April 21st 2026 - 11:02 UTC

Tag: Royal Air Force

  • Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 22:46 UTC

    Uruguay says RAF Falklands flight was medevac; Tierra del Fuego alleges airspace breach

    Sources close to the Islands' administration who spoke with MercoPress had already indicated that many of these flights are medical evacuations of Islanders

    Uruguay's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that the flight of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas between the Falkland Islands and Montevideo was a medical evacuation of two patients, authorized under decree 419/021, which permits the landing of foreign state aircraft for humanitarian reasons or force majeure. Uruguayan Air Force press spokesperson Marisol Diana provided the explanation to Informativo Uruguay.

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  • Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 00:55 UTC

    Logistics corridor to Falklands via Uruguay: former Kirchnerist diplomat denounces untracked flight

    According to a source close to the Islands' administration who spoke with MercoPress, many of these flights are medical evacuations of Falkland Islanders

    A Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft operated on April 12 between Mount Pleasant base in the Falkland Islands and Carrasco airport in Montevideo, switching off its transponder during the return leg to the islands, rendering it invisible to civilian tracking systems, according to the specialized outlet Escenario Mundial, which identified the aircraft as registration ZM413 operating flights RRR4000 (outbound) and RRR4001 (return).

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  • Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 12:27 UTC

    Iran hits UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in EU-member Cyprus after Starmer announces support for US

    The strike came hours after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain had accepted a U.S. request to use UK bases for “defensive” missions aimed at Iranian missile depots or launchers

    An Iranian-made drone struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus overnight, causing no casualties and only limited damage, in an incident that brought the Middle East conflict directly onto European Union territory. British authorities raised force-protection measures and ordered non-essential personnel to leave and disperse, while the base continued operating, according to official information reported by Reuters.

  • Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentine outlet denounces Chilean and Uruguayan help to Royal Air Force

    The article also highlighted that the presence of A400M aircraft was not an isolated event and denounced other RAF maneuvers

    Argentine outlet criticized a Royal Air Force (RAF) transport Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft stopping in Chile and Uruguay on its way to the Falkland Islands, questioning the role of the two South American countries in the British strategy to maintain a permanent military presence in the South Atlantic, despite UN resolutions urging a resolution to the sovereignty dispute with Argentina.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 23:39 UTC

    Falklands, 40th anniversary of Mount Pleasant Complex and its air, sea and land military facilities

    Mount Pleasant Complex also facilitates civilian flights arriving at the Falkland Islands

    Mount Pleasant Complex is marking its 40th year as an Royal Air Force fighter and transport presence in the Falkland Islands. Some fitty three kilometers southwest of the capital, Stanley, MPC was officially opened on 12 May 1985 by Prince Andrew, and became fully operational the following year, May 1986, making it the newest permanent air base for the RAF.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 07:31 UTC

    RAF farewell to Puma HC2s choppers, which saw combat on both sides in the Falklands war

    After 54 years of continuous service, Britain’s Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Puma fleet retired on March 31, 2025, concluding a remarkable career that began in 1971. The farewell flights on March 26 and 27 saw Puma HC2s soar over the United Kingdom and Cyprus, with additional fly-pasts in Brunei, marking the end of an era for this versatile helicopter.

  • Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 11:28 UTC

    RAF’s Tranche 1 Typhoons in Falklands until at least 2027

    MoD said that four will remain on quick reaction alert duties with 1435 Flight in the Falkland Islands until 2027

    The United Kingdom has retired from service most of its remaining early model Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, retaining only a small number to provide air defense for the country's South Atlantic Overseas Territories, that is the Falkland Islands, according to Janes, a renowned defense and security intelligence website.

  • Saturday, November 9th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    Falklands MPC Typhoons ‘take over’ military airport in Rio do Janeiro

    The three fighters were accompanied by an Airbus A330-200 MRTT (Voyager KC3) and an Atlas C1 (Airbus A400M), registration numbers ZZ334 and ZM417, and landed at Galeao airport

    Brazilian media reports that on Friday, Rio de Janeiro’s airspace experienced an unusual day with the arrival of British fighters and temporary airport closures. A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft declared an emergency near the Brazilian coast while flying over the Atlantic.

  • Monday, May 27th 2024 - 07:21 UTC

    RAF pilot killed in Battle of Britain reenactment

    Squadron Leader Long was the sole occupant of the aircraft (Pic RAF)

    Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Mark Long died Saturday when his Spitfire fighter crashed during a reenactment of the Battle of Britain Coningsby base in Lincolnshire. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has recently taken an additional interest in military affairs, described the incident as “awful” news.

  • Wednesday, June 7th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

    Impeccable landing of a RAF Globemaster C-17 in St Helena airport

    The RAF ZZ177 Globemaster C-17 and its crew after landing at St Helena airport, once considered the “world's most useless ”airport

    As part of a Royal Air Force capability demonstration, the mighty Boeing C-17 Globemaster, with a wingspan of 51.755 meters, is now visiting St. Helena Airport in the South Atlantic. It is the first time an aircraft of such characteristics has landed in the St Helena Airport.

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