Thought provoking blog

“airpower can be very discretely deployed to provide a capability in a hurry

This is in addition  to the wider RAF presence conducting QRA work across NATO, and is a good reminder of how busy the Typhoon (*& Voyager*) force, and supporting assets, are”

Confirmation both RAF and USAF assets were used to down Iranian drone attacks against Israel overnight #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

Night mode activated in the new radio shack and command centre as the situation between #Iran and #Israel continues to develop. Likely to be a long night ahead 👀 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

Wise words as all eyes are on #Iran and #Israel this evening. Please think about what you post and be careful what you share 👀 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

With the situation in the Middle East escalating between #Iran and #Israel we have deployed Starlink to get the radio shack and operations room online while waiting for our fibre connection following the house move 📡 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

Over a year since initial broadcast we finally managed to watch Season 5 Episode 8 of The Unexplained with William Shatner on HISTORY titled ‘UFO hotspot’ which touched on experimental aircraft and featured some of our images of RAF Machrihanish #AvGeek #RadioGeek #Aurora #UFO

Good progress made today on the new shack build and operations room. Basic ICT sorted and early tests done with handheld radio and airspy.com SDR. Hopefully radio installs and fully operational by the weekend #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

Making progress in the new radio shack and operations room. ICT and network infrastructure should be complete today and then the focus turns to radio systems 🤓 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

A house move means there’s a new blank canvas for a new dedicated radio shack and operations room. Exciting times ahead 👀 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

Random question for all the seasoned Royal International Air Tattoo veterans out there. Booked #FRIAT for the first time and wondering if this also includes parking on the show days? Only 107 days to go! #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld #RIAT24

Truly stunning evening at Solway Aviation Museum with the COAP crew for a night time photoshoot with Vulcan XJ823 with full air and ground crew. Lots of downloading and editing to follow 🤓 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld #Vulcan

United States Marine Corps KC-130J parked up at #PrestwickAirport which arrived on Friday night and departed on Sunday afternoon #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

USAF C-130H 92-1531 from Wyoming Air National Guard parked up at #PrestwickAirport after arriving yesterday morning. Always nice to see assets from Cheyenne passing through #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

Some more shots of today's Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora 140116 callsign CFC0466 arriving at #PrestwickAirport from Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. This aircraft type being replaced in the coming years by the P-8A Poseidon #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld #SubHunter

In a world where maritime patrol operations will be dominated by the P-8 Poseidon, every opportunity must be taken to catch the rare Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora fleet with 140116 callsign CFC0466 arriving at #PrestwickAirport this afternoon #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

The latest addition to our patch collection. Raising money for a great cause with this limited edition Giraffes On Tour patch which flew into RAF Fairford in December onboard DEATH31 Spirit of America #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

Stunning photos from the USAF as KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refuelling Wing from RAF Mildenhall supported B-2 Stealth Bombers over the Atlantic on a Global Power Mission earlier this week 👀 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld #NKAWTG

Eyes to the skies and ears to the radios 👀 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

It’s not every day you see 2x USAF C-17s in close formation going overhead. REACH821 (02-1099) and REACH952 (08-8198) heading westbound to their Oceanic entry point having departed Ramstein AFB in Germany #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld

Interesting movement on a Sunday morning with a USAF E-6 Mercury Airborne Command Post and Communications Relay platform callsign SOUR16 currently transiting over the U.K. 👀 #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld