Future of the Air Force

Question 1

Future Combat Air Strategy

Answer 1

An ambitious vision of the future building upon industrial strategy and how to meet future requirements. Revolves mostly around ongoing British overseas operations - military and humanitarian

Question 2

Protector

Answer 2

Replacing the Reaper, extended to 2024

Question 3

BAE Taranis

Answer 3

Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), operate alongside Typhoons and F35s, aim to be delivered by 2030

Question 4

Tempest

Answer 4

A new fighter jet to potentially replace the Typhoon, manned or unmanned

Question 5

QinetiQ Zephyr

Answer 5

Solar powered unmanned reconnaissance flying on Earth’s atmosphere - 3 purchased, maiden flight of 26 days

Question 6

Swarming Drones

Answer 6

Aim to deploy alongside other aircraft and have the capability to overwhelm an adversary’s radar system

Question 7

Poseidon

Answer 7

Replace the Nimrod, which was scrapped to save £4bn. Cost £5bn

Question 8

601 SQN

Answer 8

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