
CXX Squadron
@cxx_squadron
#SecuringTheSeas from @RAFLossiemouth. Flying the Poseidon MRA 1 conducting Maritime Patrol operations around the United Kingdom.
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https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/120-squadron/ 21-06-2019 02:15:52
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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. ๐ธ RAF Lossiemouth




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! ๐๐๐


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. ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐น๐ท๐ฎ๐น๐ฉ๐ช๐ฌ๐ท๐ช๐ธ๐ณ๐ด #WeAreNATO


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.


Thank you PA Consulting for hosting us today in London. A brilliant vantage point from which to watch todayโs Kingโs Birthday Flypast. See you again next year ! ๐๐



#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.







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

