The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory and, as such, rely on the United Kingdom for the guarantee of their security. The other British territories in the South Atlantic, South Georgia a
FPV Lilibet on patrol in the South Atlantic, July 2023
HMS Dauntless, a Type 45 guided missile destroyer.
HMS Ambush, a Astute-class nuclear submarine
Sky Sabre: radar targeting system, command and control and missile launcher vehicles
RAF Ascension Island
Videos
RAF Ascension Island, also known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Auxiliary Field, is a military airfield and facility located on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. The airfield is joint
Military of the Falkland Islands
…used for both regional operations, as well as for providing support for the British Antarctic Survey. In August 2022, an RAF A400M aircraft flying from RAF Ascension Island was refueled for the first time by a Voyager KC.2 aircraft flying out of RAF Mount Pleasant. In January 2023, an RAF A400M Atlas supported by a Voyager…
A Royal Air Force TriStar at RAF Ascension Island in 2001
Wideawake Field in the 1940s
Air station in November 1983
U.S. Space Force tracking station at Cat Hill, which has been truncated to add radar facilities