PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Military Aircraft (10 November 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times aircraft were intercepted by Quick Reaction Alert flights in 2016.
Asked by:
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Asked by:
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Answer
Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby launched to intercept on 12 days in 2016.
I am withholding further details as deterrence is a principal function of QRA and QRA is in turn an integral part of the air defence of the UK. The disclosure of information that might compromise the QRA deterrent capability would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
Answered by:
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
16 November 2017
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