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The RAF operates two series of [[Harrier (fighter)]] [[short | The RAF operates two series of [[Harrier (fighter)]] [[STOVL]] (short takeoff and vertical landing) aircraft, from both land and sea bases. It also uses the GR4 version of the [[Tornado (fighter)]] for strike missions. | ||
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Revision as of 08:44, 19 June 2009
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the youngest military service of the United Kingdom; the RAF and Women's Royal Air Force were formed on 1 Apr 1918.[1]
Current operations
RAF units are both permanently and temporarily assigned to locations worldwide.
Locations
Permanent deployments include:
- UK Air Defence
- Gibraltar
- Ascension Island
- Falkland Islands
- Cyprus
- Nevada (joint training facility in the United States
Major temporary operations include:
- Operation Telic (Iraq)
- Operation Herrick (Afghanistan)
- United States Central Command, Tampa, Florida
- Balkans
- Sierra Leone
- Diego Garcia
- Persian Gulf
- Georgia
- Sudan
Equipment
Offensive
The RAF operates two series of Harrier (fighter) STOVL (short takeoff and vertical landing) aircraft, from both land and sea bases. It also uses the GR4 version of the Tornado (fighter) for strike missions.
References
- ↑ Royal Air Force, RAF Timeline 1918-1929