The British Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighter jets have been integrated with the Meteor air-to-air missile. The multi-role combat aircraft have also launched with the new missile on a QRA mission from RAF Lossiemouth to defend UK airspace for the first t...
Two loud bangs heard across Yorkshire are being blamed on sonic booms. It was caused after RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to deal with an 'unresponsive civilian aircraft' Hull Sheffield York North Yorkshire Lincolnshire Leeds South Yorkshire ...
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ASriLankan Airlineswet leased aircraft operated by its own pilots and cabin crew and used byPakistan International Airlinesto fly from Lahore to London Heathrow, was intercepted by RAF typhoon fighter jets and forced to land at Stansted Airport, after an anonymous phone call...
raf fighter jets were scrambled, much to the panic of passengers who could see the aircraft through the windows. a royal air force spokesman confirmed that typhoon aircraft were launched from raf coningsby "in their quick reaction alert role" to "investigate a civilian aircraft whose pilot had ...
An RAF spokesman said: "The pairing of the F-35B and Typhoon, which together represent the fast jet component of the UK's future air defense capability, comes as the F-35B performs its first ever display outside of the United States." ...
The alert was raised on Monday morning with the RAF jets engaged off the Scottish coastline. An RAF spokesman said: "We can confirm that Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth scrambled to monitor two Blackjack bombers approaching the UK." ...
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(B) aircraft was the culmination of a lot of planning, training and preparation by the Squadron, the station and the wider RAF, that started last year to make this deployment happen. This NATO Air Policing mission is a regular responsibility for the Typhoon Force, including those who are ...
Typhoon ZH590 (DA4) Sepecat Jaguar (x13) Sepecat Jaguar with special liveries (x5) The highlight for the RAF's contribution to the fast jet action was the finale, when the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning from 617 Squadron performed its first ever public role demo of the type. The displ...