Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 45619

RAF Akrotiri: Military Aircraft

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 29 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party — Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an RAF aircraft was last deployed from RAF Akrotiri on a strike mission; and what the intended target was.

Answer

Luke Pollard

On 29 April 2025, RAF Typhoon FGR4s deploying from RAF Akrotiri conducted strikes against Houthi weapons manufacture facilities in Yemen. This action was in line with long-standing policy of the UK Government to support wider efforts to uphold freedom of ...

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