Posts Tagged ‘RAF Coningsby’
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart have committed to strengthening the UK-Qatar defence relationship following a joint visit to RAF Coningsby. During a tour of the base, which is already home to the UK-Qatar joint Typhoon squadron, the two Defence Ministers signed a Statement of Intent setting out how ...
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets based at RAF Coningsby have exercised with visiting US B-52 bombers for the second time this year. The RAF aircraft carried out a practice intercept, giving both the RAF and USAF aircrew the opportunity to exercise with each other. Air Officer Commanding 11 Group, Air Vice-Marshal ...
RAF Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby have set off for a four-month operation in the Middle East including a training exercise in Oman. The RAF Typhoon jets will tour the Middle East for four months from RAF Coningsby. The jets will start the tour with a two-week ‘live’ weapons exercise in ...
MOD has awarded a nearly £350 million contract for Typhoon engine support to Rolls-Royce. The contract, worth £346.7million was awarded to Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of Typhoon engines with jobs in Bristol, Lincolnshire, and Moray. The EJ200 engines will be maintained and repaired by Rolls-Royce over five years. The contract includes Rolls-Royce ...
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