Britain on 'high alert and ready' to defend Falklands at 'moment's notice', RAF chief says

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Britain on 'high alert and ready' to defend Falklands at 'moment's notice', RAF chief says.

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Britain is on "high alert and ready" to defend the Falkland Islands at a "moment's notice", the chief of the RAF has said.

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth said the RAF's defence of the archipelago was "non-negotiable" in its protection over the hard-fought British territory since the 1982 war.Last week, a Pentagon memo setting out possible measures to punish Nato allies that refused to participate in US-Israeli military strikes against Iran was leaked.The document suggested the White House could revise its diplomatic backing for British "imperial possessions", including the Falkland Islands.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say As it stands, RAF Mount Pleasant on the islands has four Typhoon fighter jets in residence, providing all-around-the-clock defence with Sky Sabre surface-to-air missiles.They are prepared to raise a quick reaction alert if Argentina rears its head, Sir Harv said."Today, across the UK and globally in places as far away as the Middle East, the RAF is on high alert...

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