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RAF radical new plans

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15 December 2009

The RAF is to receive 22 new Chinooks as part of a wide ranging review of the provision of frontline air power, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has announced.

Under the radical plans RAF Cottesmore is to close and the RAF's remaining Harrier squadrons moved to nearby Wittering before being phased out in 2018. As part of the Cottesmore closure in 2013, 1 Sqn will be disbanded.

Other commitments include a doubling of Reaper provision, the purchase of a C17 Globemaster to strengthen the airbridge, enhancement of the C130 J fleet, and a massive £150 million programme to combat IEDs including 400 new battlefield bomb robots and detectors.

Nimrod MR2 is to be withdrawn from service early, and improved pre-deployment training, night vision goggles and body armour will be provided to Army troops and the RAF Regiment.

The additional Chinook provision is expected to provide a 40 per cent lift in operational capability, increasing the fleet from 48 to 70 airframes. The RAF will fly the new Chinook alongside the Merlins which arrived in Afghanistan last month.

The first 10 Chinooks will be delivered by 2012 and deployment ready by 2013.

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said: “Our forces on the frontline in Afghanistan repeatedly tell me that Chinook are indispensable on operations. I am therefore delighted to announce plans to deliver more of these robust, effective and proven battle-winning helicopters.

“Helicopter capability has already doubled in the last three years and this future strategy builds on this, ensuring that our Armed Forces have the very best resources at their disposal.”
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MOD signs contract for additional C-17 Globemaster

4 Jan 10

Contracts have been signed for the RAF's seventh C-17 strategic transport aircraft to increase the size of the fleet that has seen heavy usage during recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster has proven extremely popular with the RAF and can operate in both strategic and tactical roles, combining transcontinental range with the ability to operate from short runways under basic conditions.

The C-17's huge capacity enables carriage of loads such as a Chinook helicopter or thirteen Land Rovers, or mixed freight loads of up to 160,000lbs (73,000kg).

The new C-17 aircraft will join the rest of the fleet at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire when it enters service with the RAF in March 2011 after it has been fitted with self-protection measures.
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Ist ja bemerkenswert: Die Briten kaufen einen bewährten, tauglichen Transporter, wenn sie ihn brauchen, während wir seit Jahren für unsere Luftwaffe auf den A 400M warten und in der Zwischenzeit mit der klapprigen Transall vorlieb nehmen müssen.
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