The language used by various RAF spokespersons to explain what has been going on seems, to me at least, to be tortured in the extreme - usually a sign that the thought processes involved are also tortured. There used to be a feature in a service publication entitled "Cratese of the week/month". The pieces to which I refer would win every time.
In addition, the Union Jack on the aircraft that appears in the clip used by SkyNews in recent days to introduce the topic is upside down.