After reforming in December 2023, 809 Naval Air Squadron has now flown its first ever independent sortie as the UK’s newest F-35B unit. Joining 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, 809 Naval Air ...

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is due to depart HMNB Portsmouth this weekend for Exercise Strike Warrior, hosting F-35Bs from 809 Naval Air Squadron and 617 Squadron. This will be ...

What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s renowned 809 Naval Air Squadron, known as the “Immortals,” has returned to sea after a 15-year hiatus, operating F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters ...

The 809 Naval Air Squadron formed at the end of last year as the second of two UK front-line F-35B squadrons. Its personnel is drawn from the RAF and Fleet Air Arm, with a high proportion of them ...