Royal Air Force Future Force 2020 Order of Battle RAF Lossiemouth

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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