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Which bear is which?π»
There are three main variants of Russian Bears which are intercepted by @RAFLossiemouth #QRA:
Tu-95 Bear-H // Strategic Bombers
Tu-142 Bear-F // Maritime Recon & ASW
Tu-142 Bear-J // VLF Comms Relay
This thread will show you how to identify variants! 1/4
There are three main variants of Russian Bears which are intercepted by @RAFLossiemouth #QRA:
Tu-95 Bear-H // Strategic Bombers
Tu-142 Bear-F // Maritime Recon & ASW
Tu-142 Bear-J // VLF Comms Relay
This thread will show you how to identify variants! 1/4
Tu-95 Bear-H
Usually operating in twos, these strategic bombers are capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
You can identify them by looking for a 'dome' on the top of the tail, pointing backwards.
This variant also has a tail gunner position.
Approx. 42 in service.
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Usually operating in twos, these strategic bombers are capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
You can identify them by looking for a 'dome' on the top of the tail, pointing backwards.
This variant also has a tail gunner position.
Approx. 42 in service.
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Tu-142 Bear-F
Usually operating in twos, this variant is a Maritime Recon & Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft.
You can identify them by looking for the antenna sticking out backwards, which is a MAD - Magnetic Anomaly Detector.
Approx. 22 Tu-142 (F & J) in service.
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Usually operating in twos, this variant is a Maritime Recon & Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft.
You can identify them by looking for the antenna sticking out backwards, which is a MAD - Magnetic Anomaly Detector.
Approx. 22 Tu-142 (F & J) in service.
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3οΈβ£ Quick Reaction Alert scrambles over the space of 6οΈβ£ days... it's been busy for #TeamLossie πͺ
But we're always ready to scramble at a moment's notice, #SecuringTheSkies of the UK π¬π§
Today we intercepted & shadowed 2 Russian Tu-142 Bear Fs.
Here's the lowdown π
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But we're always ready to scramble at a moment's notice, #SecuringTheSkies of the UK π¬π§
Today we intercepted & shadowed 2 Russian Tu-142 Bear Fs.
Here's the lowdown π
1/#QRA
π¨ Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons were scrambled today from their temporary base at Leuchars Station in Fife.
βοΈ This was in response to Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace, but within @NATO's Air Policing Area.
Here's what you need to know π
1/#QRA
βοΈ This was in response to Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace, but within @NATO's Air Policing Area.
Here's what you need to know π
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π― Unidentified aircraft were tracked as they entered the northern @NATO Air Policing Area.
βοΈ This was monitored by the Combined Air Operations Centre at Uedem, Germany.
β³ In the UK, Control & Reporting Centres at @RAFBoulmer & @RAFScampton prepared to scramble...
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βοΈ This was monitored by the Combined Air Operations Centre at Uedem, Germany.
β³ In the UK, Control & Reporting Centres at @RAFBoulmer & @RAFScampton prepared to scramble...
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π¨ @Luftforsvaret, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, scrambled their Quick Reaction Alert F-16s to intercept and identify these aircraft.
π They were visually identified as two Russian Tu-160 Blackjacks - long-range, supersonic bombers.
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π They were visually identified as two Russian Tu-160 Blackjacks - long-range, supersonic bombers.
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#TeamLossie has had a busy Saturday!
π¨ We were scrambled earlier this morning as two Russian Tu-142 Bear F aircraft approached UK airspace. It was a rather unusual scramble for the @RoyalAirForce, and we're going to tell you all about it...
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π¨ We were scrambled earlier this morning as two Russian Tu-142 Bear F aircraft approached UK airspace. It was a rather unusual scramble for the @RoyalAirForce, and we're going to tell you all about it...
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β What happened?
π‘ The Control & Reporting Centre at @RAFBoulmer was alerted to two tracks heading towards UK airspace. The team of surveillance operators were tracking the two aircraft at all times alongside their @NATO counterparts.
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π‘ The Control & Reporting Centre at @RAFBoulmer was alerted to two tracks heading towards UK airspace. The team of surveillance operators were tracking the two aircraft at all times alongside their @NATO counterparts.
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All of this activity was coordinated through the @NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (known as a CAOC) in Uedem, Germany. They are also monitored by the National Air and Space Operations Centre (known as the NASOC) at
@RAFHighWycombe.
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@RAFHighWycombe.
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Have you ever wondered how we know when unidentified aircraft approach UK airspace?
This week's #PhoonFriday is looking at some of the smaller @RoyalAirForce units dotted around Scotland that directly support our Quick Reaction Alert mission.
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This week's #PhoonFriday is looking at some of the smaller @RoyalAirForce units dotted around Scotland that directly support our Quick Reaction Alert mission.
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Did you know there are three Remote Radar Heads in Scotland?
π‘ Benbecula, in the Outer Hebrides
π‘ Saxa Vord, in the Shetlands
π‘ Buchan, on the Aberdeenshire coast
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π‘ Benbecula, in the Outer Hebrides
π‘ Saxa Vord, in the Shetlands
π‘ Buchan, on the Aberdeenshire coast
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In simplistic terms, radars send energy into the skies.
If the energy hits an object in the air such as an aircraft, it 'bounces back'.
The positions of all objects in the air are then plotted automatically and fed back into an overall picture for the UK.
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If the energy hits an object in the air such as an aircraft, it 'bounces back'.
The positions of all objects in the air are then plotted automatically and fed back into an overall picture for the UK.
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Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons from #TeamLossie, along with QRA from our @NATO allies launched today to intercept two Russian Tu-142 'BEAR-F' aircraft that approached the UK and NATO's area of interest.
Here's what you need to know in our QRA mega-thread π
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Here's what you need to know in our QRA mega-thread π
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π¨ Unidentified aircraft were detected as they approached @NATO's area of interest.
Norwegian QRA scrambled F-16s to intercept. They ID'd two Russian Tu-142s.
#TeamLossie QRA Typhoons scrambled soon after as the Tu-142s tracked south towards the North Sea.
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Norwegian QRA scrambled F-16s to intercept. They ID'd two Russian Tu-142s.
#TeamLossie QRA Typhoons scrambled soon after as the Tu-142s tracked south towards the North Sea.
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Early this morning, #TeamLossie launched two Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons to intercept and shadow two Russian Tu-142 Bear-F aircraft as they approached the UK's area of interest.
This thread is everything you need to know π
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This thread is everything you need to know π
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The Russian aircraft entered the UK Flight Information Region and were intercepted west of the Shetland Islands. At no time did the two Bear-F aircraft enter UK sovereign airspace. Our Typhoons shadowed them as they tracked south towards Ireland.
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They continued around the west coast of Ireland towards the south west of the UK. Our Typhoons remained off the coast near Penzance, with our colleagues from @Armee_de_lair taking over the intercept.
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You've asked a lot of questions about yesterday's Quick Reaction Alert scramble, the main one being "why did you scramble?".
Read this thread for everything you need to know π
#SecuringTheSkies
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Read this thread for everything you need to know π
#SecuringTheSkies
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Two Russian Tu-142 Bears were tracked as they approached the UK's area of interest.
While they didn't enter our sovereign airspace, their activities do have a considerable impact on other airspace users - namely civilian airliners.
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While they didn't enter our sovereign airspace, their activities do have a considerable impact on other airspace users - namely civilian airliners.
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This map shows their route (thanks @MIL_Radar!).
Two Russian aircraft were intercepted and shadowed: one Bear-F, which is an Anti Submarine Warfare platform, and one Bear-J, which is a communications relay platform.
They pose two potential problems:
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Two Russian aircraft were intercepted and shadowed: one Bear-F, which is an Anti Submarine Warfare platform, and one Bear-J, which is a communications relay platform.
They pose two potential problems:
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With #HXChallenge about to wrap up, here's an overview of what we now know: #HXhanke #turpo=#sΓ€kpol
#Eurofighter (still prefer #Typhoon) is strongly pushing the European angle with most major European powers having a stake in the program. Total sovereignty over mission data was also a big deal, and the (re)newed focus on EW-capabilities was also promoted
The Eurofighter has a bunch of strong cards: the independence angle is a big deal for Finland, as is the large number of major operators (second only to F-35) and the fact that it is likely the premier #QRA platform of the lot.
Welcome to the 21st century. A doorbell catches the sonic boom of RAF Coningsby #QRA Typhoons going supersonic! πππ
@internetofshit
@internetofshit
Another one...
Another doorbell picks up today's #QRA sonic boom! ππ
Callsign change - 5JZ64
Continuing north...
π¬π§ RAF Voyager ZZ338
Continuing north...
π¬π§ RAF Voyager ZZ338
#QRA tanker to the north and down below, a...
π©πͺ German Air Force A400M having a race with a πΊπΈ US Air Force C17 Globemaster π
π©πͺ German Air Force A400M having a race with a πΊπΈ US Air Force C17 Globemaster π
πΊπΈπ©πͺ Neck & neck who's gonna cross the Scottish border into England first...
Oooo! Team USA have cranked it up a gear... Its gonna be close. That's the border coming up!
Poss #QRA Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth
Tanker continuing north
TARTN710 from Brize Norton fr24.com/TARTN710/1ed1cβ¦
Tanker continuing north
TARTN710 from Brize Norton fr24.com/TARTN710/1ed1cβ¦
28,000ft heading straight over Lossie, still on a NATO Air Policing #QRA squawk
π¬π§ RAF Voyager ZZ332 TARTN710
π¬π§ RAF Voyager ZZ332 TARTN710
