This following list of Royal Air Force operations includes both national and multi-national operations, as well as joint and air-only operations that the Royal Air Force has participated in.
Current
| Name | From | To | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium | 2022, Feb | Present | Poland & Romania | UK contribution to NATO's response to the Ukraine-Russia Crisis.[1] |
| Azotize | 2014, April | Present | Lithuania & Estonia[2] | UK contribution to NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission.[3][4] |
| Biloxi | 2017, April | Present | Romania | UK contribution to NATO's Southern Air Policing mission.[5][6] |
| Broadshare | 2020, January | Present | British Overseas Territories & overseas military bases | Military assistance to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic overseas. |
| Kipion | 2011, June | Present | Oman, UAE, Qatar | UK air presence in the Persian Gulf & Indian Ocean.[7] |
| Turus | 2014 | Present | Nigeria | Training and supporting the Nigerian Armed Forces to help it counter violent extremists.[8] |
| Shader | 26 September 2014 | Present | Iraq & Syria, operating from RAF Akrotiri[9] | Providing humanitarian aid airdrops, reconnaissance and airstrikes as part of the Military intervention against ISIL.[10] |
Previous
| Name | From | To | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accolade | Rhodes | Cancelled, part of the Dodecanese campaign, World War II.[11] | ||
| Banner | 1969, August | 2007, July | Northern Ireland | Military support to the Royal Ulster Constabulary/Police Service of Northern Ireland |
| Bolton | 1998 | 2003 | Southern Iraq | Part of Operation Southern Watch |
| Boomster | 2018, March | 2018, March | United Kingdom | Military Aid following extreme weather conditions[8] |
| Bushell | 1985, January | 1985, December | Ethiopia | Famine relief |
| Chocolate | 12 November 1942 | 13 November 1942 | Part of the Western Desert Campaign, World War II.[12] | |
| Coral | 2003, 14 June | 2003, 10 September | Democratic Republic of Congo | Humanitarian operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Corporate | 2 April 1982 | 14 June 1982 | Falkland Islands | Part of the Falklands War[13] |
| Decisive Edge | January 1996 | December 1996 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia | Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[14] |
| Deliberate Force | 30 August 1995 | 14 September 1995 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia | Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[14] |
| Deliberate Guard | December 1996 | April 1998 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia | Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Formerly Op Decisive Edge.[14] |
| Deny Flight | 12 April 1993 | 20 December 1995 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia | Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[14] |
| Ellamy | 19 March 2011 | 31 October 2011 | Libya | Part of the 2011 military intervention in Libya |
| Engadine | 1999 | 1999 | Kosovo | Part of NATO operations in Kosovo[15] |
| Fingal | 1 January 2002 | 2002 | Afghanistan & Asia | Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[16] |
| Fresco | 2002 | 2003 | United Kingdom | Military support during the UK firefighters' dispute |
| Granby | 1 October 1990 | March 1991 | Iraq & Asia | Part of the Gulf War |
| Gritrock | 30 October 2014 | 13 November 2015 | West Africa | UK military contribution to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa |
| Herrick | 20 June 2002 | 12 December 2014 | Afghanistan & Asia | Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
| Highbrow | 2006 | 2006 | Lebanon via Cyprus | UK military support to evacuation operation from Beirut.[17] |
| Jural | 1992 | 1998 | Southern Iraq | Part of Operation Southern Watch |
| Khana Cascade | March 1973 | March 1973 | Nepal | Airlift to villagers.[18] |
| Luminous | August 2013 | November 2013 | Cyprus | Protection of UK Sovereign Base Areas[19] |
| Masterer | November 2019 | December 2019 | Iceland | UK contribution to NATO's Icelandic Air Policing Mission[20][21] |
| Maturin | October 2005 | January 2006 | Pakistan and Kashmir | UK military contribution to humanitarian operations following earthquake.[22][23] |
| Microbe | 13 September 1943 | 22 November 1943 | Rhodes | Part of the Dodecanese campaign, World War II.[11] |
| Newcombe | 13 January 2013 | 14 November 2022 | West Africa | Operation Newcombe was the code name for two separate and concurrent RAF non-combat military operations in Mali. One operation involved logistical and airlift support for the French-led Operation Barkhane (previously Operation Serval), whilst the other encompassed peacekeeping in support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).[24][25][26] |
| Palliser | May 2000 | September 2000 | Sierra Leone | UK military intervention in Sierra Leone |
| Pitting | 13 August 2021 | 28 August 2021 | Afghanistan | Evacuating British nationals and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan following the 2021 Taliban offensive. |
| Plainfare | 24 June 1948 | 12 May 1949 | Allied-occupied Germany | Part of the Cold War.[27] |
| Rescript | 23 March 2020 | 2022 | United Kingdom | Homeland military operation to support tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Resinate | 2001 | 2003 | Iraq | Maintaining no-fly zones in Iraq.[15] |
| River | 27 May 1944 | Part of World War II.[28] | ||
| Ruman | September 2017 | October 2017 | Caribbean | Providing relief to the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma.[29] |
| Shaku | December 2016 | December 2016 | Northern England | Repairing flood defences during the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods.[30] |
| Stamina | July 1944 | Part of World War II[31] | ||
| Telic | 19 March 2003 | 22 May 2011 | Iraq & Asia | Part of the Iraq War |
| Thursday | 5 March 1944 | Burma | Part of the Burma Campaign, World War II | |
| Toral | 2015 | 8 July 2021 | Afghanistan | UK's contribution to NATO's Resolute Support Mission |
| Trenton | 2017 | 2020 | South Sudan | British contribution to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). |
| Veritas | 2001 | 20 June 2002 | Afghanistan & Asia | Part of Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan |
| Vigour | 12 December 1992 | 12 December 1992 | Kenya | Relief flights.[14] |
| Warden | September 1991 | 1991 | Iraq | [14] |
| Wildhorn | 1944 | 1994 | Poland | Part of the World War II.[32] |
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Grant, R; Cole, C (1979). But Not in Anger. UK: Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-0909-0.
- Cotter, J (2008). Royal Air Force celebrating 90 years. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-946219-11-7.
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