Captain Joe Dransfield (@cdrjdransfield) 's Twitter Profile
Captain Joe Dransfield

@cdrjdransfield

@RoyalNavy Fleet Air Arm. Lynx 🚁 heritage, Wildcat 🚁 advocate. #MaritimeStrike #FlyNavy

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HMS Diamond (@hmsdiamond) 's Twitter Profile Photo

COMBINED STRENGTH. The advanced Air Defence Systems of Type 45 combined with an embarked Wildcat Helicopter Maritime Attack, armed with Martlet Air to Surface Missiles, is a formidable combination of war-fighting capability. ⚓️🇬🇧🚁#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #ModernGlobalReady

COMBINED STRENGTH. The advanced Air Defence Systems of Type 45 combined with an embarked Wildcat Helicopter Maritime Attack, armed with Martlet Air to Surface Missiles, is a formidable combination of war-fighting capability. ⚓️🇬🇧🚁#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #ModernGlobalReady
GCHQ (@gchq) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For us, diversity is mission critical. Matthew Syed found out how it's the West's secret weapon. 🗞 Read more in this weekend's @thesundaytimes thetimes.co.uk/article/divers…

Defence Operations 🇬🇧 (@defenceops) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚓ 🇬🇧 🚁 Above or below the surface? 815 Naval Air Squadron' Wildcat has you covered💪 After the Martlet missile upgrade HMS Diamond's Wildcat can now carry Sting Ray Torpedoes, letting them protect her from submarines and surface vessel attacks #WeAreNATO | #FlyNavy | #StrongerTogether

⚓  🇬🇧  🚁 Above or below the surface?

 <a href="/815NAS/">815 Naval Air Squadron</a>' Wildcat has you covered💪

After the Martlet missile upgrade <a href="/hmsdiamond/">HMS Diamond</a>'s Wildcat can now carry Sting Ray Torpedoes, letting them protect her from submarines and surface vessel attacks 

#WeAreNATO | #FlyNavy | #StrongerTogether
Jet Art Aviation (@jetartaviation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OnThisDay 40 years ago Lynx XZ233 had a close shave with an Argentine Aermacchi In what was the first real air action of the day, Royal Navy Lynx XZ233 was hovering at 400ft above the Falkland sound with an Exocet decoy mounted to the port side of the aircraft. 1/3

#OnThisDay 40 years ago Lynx XZ233 had a close shave with an Argentine Aermacchi  

In what was the first real air action of the day, <a href="/RoyalNavy/">Royal Navy</a> Lynx XZ233 was hovering at 400ft above the Falkland sound with an Exocet decoy mounted to the port side of the aircraft. 1/3
815 Naval Air Squadron (@815nas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A true honour for 815 NAS, alongside our sister squadron 825 NAS, to lead the flypast today for Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. #PlatinumJubilee

A true honour for 815 NAS, alongside our sister squadron 825 NAS, to lead the flypast today for Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

#PlatinumJubilee
Captain Joe Dransfield (@cdrjdransfield) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you RFA Argus. Brilliant news that will help us to keep pushing forward the Wildcat’s growing maritime strike capability. An excellent team effort across many elements of Royal Navy Royal Fleet Auxiliary QinetiQ Group and many more. 815 Naval Air Squadron 825 Naval Air Squadron 🚁 ⚓️💥👏

UK Defence Journal (@ukdefjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HMS Westminster, a Wildcat helicopter and three Typhoon jets along with American forces unleashed "fire and fury" at decommissioned American frigate USS Boone using an array of high-powered weaponry. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-frigat…

Captain Joe Dransfield (@cdrjdransfield) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A useful reminder of the ‘cross domain’ capability of the LMM, a key part of the Royal Navy Wildcat’s Martlet weapon system. As trained by 825 Naval Air Squadron and deployed with 815 Naval Air Squadron 🚁⚓️💥

Navy Lookout (@navylookout) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New Weapons Loading System Trainer installed at RNAS Yeovilton to prepare crews to arm Wildcat helicopters with Martlet and Sea Venom missiles + Sting Ray torpedoes.

New Weapons Loading System Trainer installed at <a href="/RNASYeovilton/">RNAS Yeovilton</a> to prepare crews to arm Wildcat helicopters with Martlet and Sea Venom missiles + Sting Ray torpedoes.
Royal Navy (@royalnavy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For the next ten days, the fjords of Norway will turn into a battleground between helicopters and fast boats as the Royal and Norwegian Navies begin new annual exercise. Exercise Tamber Shield aims to help both navies develop tactics for fighting in confined waters.