Portal:Royal Air Force/Aircraft/2
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The Tornado F3 is the RAF's air defence fighter aircraft, based at RAF Leuchars and RAF Leeming to defend the UK’s airspace. The Sentry AEW1 provides airborne early warning radar to detect incoming enemy aircraft and to co-ordinate the aerial battlefield. Both the Sentry and the F.3 have been involved in recent operations including over Iraq and the Balkans. The Tornado, in service in the air defence role since the late 1980s, is due to be replaced by the state-of-the-art, Typhoon F2 which is based at RAF Coningsby.The UK's second operational Typhoon unit,11 Sq,reformed on 29/March/07,joining 3 Sq, also based at RAF Coningsby.
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