Guidance

MOD sponsored, current or planned exercise list 17 to 23 March 2025

Updated 12 March 2025

Exercise name

Lightning Force

Dates

10 to 28 March 2025

Times

8.30am to 3.30am

Areas

LFA 12, 13

Aircraft type

Multiple rotary

Counties affected - day

Northumberland

Tyne & Wear

Durham

North Yorkshire

Scottish Borders

Northumberland

Cumbria

Counties affected - night

Northumberland

Tyne & Wear

Durham

North Yorkshire

Scottish Borders

Northumberland

Cumbria

Exercise name

Cobra Warrior

Dates

24 February to 14 March 2025

Times

8am to 5pm

Areas

LFA 7, 13, 12, 16, 17

Aircraft type

Multiple fast jet

Counties affected - day

Scottish Borders 

Northumberland 

Cumbria

Tyne & Wear 

Durham 

North Yorkshire 

Dumfries & Galloway 

South Ayrshire 

East Ayrshire 

South Lanarkshire 

Inverclyde 

West Dunbartonshire 

Renfrewshire 

Gwynedd 

Clywd 

Powys 

Dyfed 

Glamorganshire 

Gwent

Counties affected - night

Nil