Ex. Cobra Warrior 2023 Exclusive First Sorties • F-16s, Mirage 2000 & F-18 Hornets | RAF Waddington

Ladies, Gents and Teddy Bears, the TCS are at RAF Waddington for Exercise Cobra Warrior and here are the very first sorties.

Exercise Cobra Warrior is run twice a year and is the largest air exercise run by the Royal Air Force. The exercise is designed to train participants in high intensity, large force, tactical air warfighting operations. The exercise will take place from the 2 to 24 March and will see 70 aircraft taking part and is being directed by staff at RAF Waddington.

Taking part this year for the first time are contingents from the Finnish, Indian and Royal Saudi Air Forces. The Saudis will be flying six Typhoons from RAF Coningsby. The Indian Air Force will fly five Mirage 2000.

Also based at RAF Waddington will be six F-16s of the Belgian Air Force and six F-18s from the Finnish Air Force. The Finnish participation is part of a wider training activity in support of the UK led Joint Expeditionary Force, known as JEF Warrior.

The fast jets will be supported by RAF Voyager aircraft conducting air-to-air refuelling operations, flying from RAF Brize Norton. In addition, UK Joint Helicopter Command aircraft will be participating, basing at RAF Leeming. The RAF’s Air Mobility Force will be taking part in the exercise, with sorties including deploying elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade during an associated ground mission, that forms part of the overall exercise scenario.

Squadron Leader Mcfadden, the Officer Commanding 92 Squadron, runs the exercise with the RAF’s Air & Space Warfare Centre. Over three weeks, Cobra Warrior will bring the capabilities and deliver the full spectrum of Air Operations, including Defensive and Offensive Counter-Air as well as Strike Operations. These will include RAF Regiment Precision Strike Teams, Air Manoeuvre operations to support ground forces, and also developing our Joint Personnel Recovery Capability.

RAF Waddington is now home to the Red Arrows and we got a little bit of Red Arrows action as they departed for their training sorties over Scampton and other various locations.

Reference:
https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/...

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