Air Craft

Question 1

RAFs frontline assets by number?

Answer 1

Typhoon - 137
Tornado - 62
F35 - 15 (138)
Chinook - 60
Puma - 23
C130 Hercules - 20
A400 Atlas - 15
A330 Voyager - 9
C17 - 8
Reaper - 10
E3D Sentry - 6
Shadow R1 - 5
Sentinel R1 - 4
RC 135W Rivet Joint - 3

Question 2

How many F 35s can HMS Queen Elizabeth carry?

Answer 2

Up to 36 but she will usually deploy with 12 aboard.

Question 3

What is ISTAR?

Answer 3

Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (based at RAF Waddington)

Question 4

Name the six ISTAR aircraft

Answer 4

Airseeker (RC 135W Rivet Joint)
E-3D
MQ-9A Reaper
P-8A
Sentinel R1
Shadow R1

Question 5

Name the six transport aircraft

Answer 5

Voyager (transport and refuelling)
C17
C130 Hercules
A400 Atlas
146
Leonardo GrandNew

Question 6

Name the three attack aircraft

Answer 6

Typhoon
Tornado
F35

Question 7

Name the two support helicopters

Answer 7

Chinook

Puma HC2

Question 8

Chinook

Answer 8

Bases: RAF Odiham// RAF Benson

Flying with: 18 Sqdn// 27 Sqdn// 28 Sqdn// 7 Sqdn

Role: Primarily for trooping, resupply, and battlefield casevac but very versatile

Capability: Lifting capabilities mean ready for National Resilience commitment to respond to emergencies (NI snowed in farmers)

Question 9

Puma HC2

Answer 9

Bases: RAF Benson

Flying with: 230 Sqdn// 28 Sqdn// 33 Sqdn

Role: Medium support heli operating under JHC.

Primarily used in combat roles including tactical movement of troops, weapons, ammo and casevac.

Also used in non combatant evacsand humanitarian/ disaster relief ops.

Question 10

Typhoon

Answer 10

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Question 11

Tornado

Answer 11

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Question 12

F35

Answer 12

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Question 13

Sentinel

Answer 13

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Question 14

Shadow

Answer 14

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Question 15

P-8A

Answer 15

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Question 16

E3-D

Answer 16

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Question 17

Reaper

Answer 17

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Question 18

Atlas

Answer 18

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Question 19

Voyager

Answer 19

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Question 20

C130

Answer 20

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Question 21

C17

Answer 21

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