ARCHIVE: RAF Typhoons on Operation Shader mission over the Middle East (Nov. 2024)

Two grey RAF Typhoon fighter jets flying in formation above a hazy desert mountain range under a pale blue sky, one slightly above and behind the other, with the nearer jet's tail number 345 visible. — Cpl Nathan Edwards / UK MOD © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0 · OGL v3.0 (UK Open Government Licence, compatible with CC BY 4.0)

Photo taken Nov. 13, 2024 and released by the UK Ministry of Defence. The MOD says it shows two RAF Typhoon FGR4 aircraft on a routine Operation Shader mission over the Middle East during an air-to-air refuelling sortie, flown from RAF Akrotiri as part of the coalition effort against Daesh in Iraq and Syria and, more recently, against Houthi forces in Yemen that threaten shipping. On Oct. 20, 2026 the MOD announced that RAF Typhoons will fly defensive counter-air missions to help protect Saudi cities and infrastructure from Houthi attacks.

What: ARCHIVE: RAF Typhoons on Operation Shader mission over the Middle East (Nov. 2024)
Where: Over the Middle East (Operation Shader)
When: Nov 13, 2024
Who: UK Ministry of Defence (Defence Imagery)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Two fighter jets in flight; no one harmed. Graphic level: none.

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UK Ministry of Defence (Defence Imagery) · Wikimedia Commons: RAF Typhoons in the Middle East, 2024 (UK MOD, OGL v3)

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Captured 13 November 2024. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: UK Ministry of Defence (Defence Imagery). Location: Over the Middle East (Operation Shader).

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Credit: Cpl Nathan Edwards / UK MOD © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0. License: OGL v3.0 (UK Open Government Licence, compatible with CC BY 4.0).

Archive · 13 November 2024