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Royal Air Force Future Force 2020 Order of Battle RAF Lossiemouth Royal Air Force Future Force 2020 Order of Battle RAF Lossiemouth Squadrons 1 (Fighter) Squadron 12 x Typhoon FGR4 (variant ???) 6 Squadron 12 x Typhoons (variant???) II (Army Cooperation) Squadron 12x Typhoons (expected past 2015) (variant ???) (see https://twitter.com/RAFCGY/status/411531708883034112 and https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-typhoon-squadron-announced) RAF Coningsby Squadrons 3 Squadron 12 x Typhoon T3 (variant ???) 11 Squadron 12 x Typhoon FGR4 (variant ???) 29 (Reserve) Squadron 12 x Typhoons (variant ???) 41 (T&ES) Squadron 12 x Typhoons (variant ???) RAF Marham Squadrons (both RAF and FAA Squadrons and Personnel): 617 Squadron 12 x JSF (Joint RAF/FAA) (expected 2016) 809 NAS 12 x JSF (Joint FAA/RAF) http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and- Events/Latest-News/2013/September/09/130909-809-Air-Squadron https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/8745(expected 2016) RAF Waddington Squadrons 5 (Army Cooperation) Squadron 4 x Sentinel R1/ (ASTOR) 8 Squadron 5 x E3D Sentry AEW1 13 Squadron ??? x MR-9 Reaper 14 Squadron ??? 5 x Beechcraft Shadow R1 39 Squadron ??? x MR-9 Reaper UAV 51 Squadron 3 x RC-135W (from 2014) 54 (Reserve) Squadron ??? 1x E3/1x Sentinel/1x Shadow/(Reaper possible)/RC-135W OCU 56 (Reserve) ??? x Squadron E3/ Sentinel/Shadow/(Reaper possible)/RC-135W TES RAF Brize Norton Squadrons 24 Squadron 6 x Hercules C4/C5 30 Squadron 6 x Hercules C4/C5??? 47 Squadron 6 x Hercules C1/C3??? (Special Forces http://www.eliteukforces.info/air- support/47-Squadron/ see http://www.armedforces.co.uk/raf/listings/l0029.html ) 70 Squadron ??? x A400M (Transitioning to A400M http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/70squadron.cfm) (current total of 25 Hercules of all kinds) (all Hercules shifting to A400M. NAO MP 2012 says 22, see also http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/first-a400m-wings-for-royal-air-force-30082013 ) 99 Squadron 8/9 x C-17 10 Squadron ??? x A330 Voyager 101 Squadron ??? x A330 Voyager http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafbrizenorton/newsweather/index.cfm?storyid=58BD42BF-5056- A318-A880C5C1DE924BDA http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/third-voyager- arrives-at-raf-brize-norton-380441/ 9 in total, 4 additional, one to civilian airlines see http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140624/DEFREG01/306240025/AirTanker-Cuts- Refueling-Deal-Thomas-Cook RAF Odiham Squadrons 7 Squadron 11 x Chinook HC3 (support of UK Special Forces http://www.armedforces.co.uk/raf/listings/l0032.html ) 18 Squadron 10 x Chinook HC2/HC 2A (JHC http://www.armedforces.co.uk/raf/listings/l0032.html ) B Flight (see http://www.lzdzonline.co.uk/pdfs/LZDZ_Iss1_2014.pdf ) 27 Squadron 9 x Chinook HC2/HC 2A (JHC) (34 HC 2 and 6 HC 2A all getting upgraded to Mk4/5, total of 46 Chinook operational, 46-8 38 amongst 18 and 27 Squadrons. See http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/chinook.cfm and Unamed new Squadron 14 x Chinook Mk6 see http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_02_25_2013_p31- 548398.xml&p=2 and NAO Major Projects Report 2012 (bringing total to 60 helicopters see also http://www.armedforces.co.uk/raf/listings/l0032.html http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raf-takes-delivery-of-first-three-chinook-hc6s- 394988/ and http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/09/26/feature-chinook-hc4/) RAF Benson Squadrons 33 Squadron 12 x Puma Mk2 (JHC) 230 Squadron 12 x Puma Mk2 (JHC) (24 Puma HC2s/Mk2s altogether see http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture- flight-testing-begins-on-uprated-puma-hc2-383009/ . At current, RAF Webpage says 24 altogether, in 5 flights. NAO MP 2012 says upgrades of 24. http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/upgraded-raf-puma-takes-to-the-skies-26112013) USAF Eglin 17 Squadron ??? x JSF (OCU) (Joint RAF/FAA) RAF Mount Pleasant No. 1435 Flight 4 x Typhoons (1 always in reserve) No. 1312 Flight 1 x C-130/A400M, 1 x Voyager (???) No. 1564 Flight 2 x Merlin Mk 2 or 2 x AgustaWestland AW189 (privatised) (http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/british-searchandrescue-a-billion-pound-partnership- 02271/ ) RAF Regiment No. 1 Squadron, RAF Honington (TBC) .
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