British Military Aviation in 1995

30 January
The first McDonnell Douglas/BAe Harrier T10 is delivered to the Royal Air Force.

4 April
The Armed Forces Minister, Nicholas Soames, announces in the House of Commons that the WE177 free-fall nuclear weapon will be withdrawn from operational service in 1998.

27 June
Two Westland Wessex helicopters of No.84 Squadron, RAF Akrotiri, help to fight the biggest fire in Cyprus for 100 years. The helicopters fly firebombing sorties using 'rainmaker' buckets, delivering 80,000 gallons of water in a period of 43 hours.

1 August
Twelve British Aerospace (BAe) Harriers of No.4 Squadron RAF, deployed to Gioia del Colle in Italy, undertake ground attack and reconnaissance tasks as part of Operation Deny Flight.

30 August
Operation Deliberate Force: NATO forces commence air operations in support of the United Nations Protection Force, with the task of protecting the Sarajevo Safe Area. Combat operations are later suspended on 14 September 1995. During that period, Royal Air Force aircraft fly 268 missions and drop thirty-two 1,000 pound bombs and forty-eight laser guided bombs during attacks on twenty-two targets.

16 October
The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Ocean is launched on the Clyde.

26 October
The last of the Royal Air Force's thirteen Harrier T10 two-seat trainers is delivered.

December
Operation Lodestar: three Boeing Chinooks of the Royal Air Force (RAF) join two Westland Sea Kings of the Royal Navy to form the Support Helicopter Force (SHF) at Divulje Barracks, near Split in Croatia. The SHF is formed to assist the British-led Multi-National Division, tasked with implementing the Dayton Peace Accord.