Poseidon aircraft are capable of detecting, identifying, and tracking vessels both above, and beneath the waves.

They use a suite of sensors, cameras, and sonobuoys to monitor ships and submarines, feeding this intelligence to other units including the Royal Navy.

#TopGunsC4

Today is always a day of reflection for the Sqn as we remember those friends on CXX/9 and CXX/3.

ENDURANCE!

The Pilots say the wings are for generating lift but these Brownies at #RIAT2023 had other ideas! ☔️☔️☔️

📢 A big shout out to our brilliant #TeamLossie visual communicators who were on the ground as The King was presented with the Honours of Scotland in Edinburgh yesterday.

They captured some truly historic moments. 📸

Yesterday, the Squadron formed
the escort guard for the Honours of Scotland as they travelled from Edinburgh Castle to St Giles Cathedral, where a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication to mark Their Majesty’s recent Coronation took place.

Great to see you sis!

We have been reunited with our sister ship HMS Tamar in #Cairns 🇦🇺 for the first time this year. Rafted up outside of us, this is the first time we have been outboard one another since leaving Portsmouth on Op Woodwall!
#TeamSpey #TeamTamar #TeamSpey mar

#TeamLossie Poseidon is assisting the search for a missing yacht and its captain following a request from HM Coastguard

Primarily a sub-hunting aircraft, the P8 has the sensors & equipment to search wide areas of ocean quickly in a secondary search and rescue role.

Congratulations and thank you to all those recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List, especially all the brilliant people in 2 Group.

Thank you PA Consulting for hosting us today in London.

A brilliant vantage point from which to watch today’s King’s Birthday Flypast.

See you again next year ! 😁🙄

WOW! This view of London from the planes in King Charles birthday fly past!

#TroopingtheColour

The shape of things to come...

Crew of HMS Glasgow - the 1st of 8 new Type 26 frigates - visited Royal Air Force CXX Squadron to see P8 Poseidon aircraft... which they will be operating with in a few years' time to keep hostile submarines at bay.

Poseidon jets from RAF Lossiemouth are returning home after Exercise Dynamic Manta.

CXX Squadron honed their anti-submarine & anti-surface warfare skills alongside NATO allies during 2 weeks of training on, above and below the Mediterranean sea.

🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇹🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪🇬🇷🇪🇸🇳🇴 #WeAreNATO

Quick stop at RAF Brize Norton today.
While a significant lack of submarine hunting to be had down here, it is nice to be round aircraft a little bit more our size! 👋👋👋

CXX are back in Iceland🇮🇸

Always great to train with our fellow Poseidon operators! 🇺🇸

We’ve hunted Subs from Sicily
Conducted Co-op in Canada
Provided search and rescue at sea
Been an ISTAR asset in Iceland
Worked day and night with the Navy
And so much more…

A busy year for the Sqn and all those who support us.

Only one thing left to say to 2022…

SEEYUH!

With the big day fast approaching, we hope a very merry Christmas is had by all!

Especially to the Crews, Eng and Ops support, on standby over the festive period ready to #SecureTheSeas at a moments notice.

📸 RAF Lossiemouth

It’s not a competition but… we tracked [redacted] submarines🎤🫳