British Army 5 RIFLES Radio and Typhoons Falklands June 2026 Photo Print

A British Army soldier on Exercise Cape Upholder in the Falkland Islands sits among the rocks on high ground, seen from behind, looking out over the moorland as two RAF Typhoon FGR4 jets of No 1435 Flight fly across the sky ahead of him. He wears a combat helmet dressed with scrim and a radio headset, and a tall whip antenna rises from the pack on his back. Below him the tussock grass and stone runs fall away to a long stretch of water with buildings on the far shore, all in low winter sun under a blue sky with thin streaks of cloud. The exercise, held from late June into early July 2026, brought together the 5th Battalion, The Rifles, the Falkland Islands Defence Force and the Typhoons of 1435 Flight. It ended 5 RIFLES' tour as the roulement infantry company for British Forces South Atlantic Islands. The 5th Battalion, The Rifles was formed on 1 February 2007, when the regiment was created, and grew out of the 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry. It served in Basra later that year and in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and spent many years as an armoured infantry battalion equipped with the Warrior. No 1435 Flight flies from RAF Mount Pleasant and has kept Typhoons ready for Quick Reaction Alert over the Falklands since 2009. This print is ideal for British Army, Rifles and Light Infantry veterans, anyone who has served in the Falkland Islands, and anyone with a connection to 5 RIFLES. Product Details Image Taken: 29th June 2026 Photographer: Cpl James Braithwaite © Crown copyright 2026 - UK MOD Licensed under the Open Government Licence (OGV3)