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RAF Sentinel R1 ZJ692 Touch and Go at Newcastle Airport

A surprise bit of activity last week was this Royal Air Force Sentinel R1 which dropped into Newcastle Airport to perform a quick touch and go before then heading down to Durham Tees Valley to perform some further training. This particular Raytheon Sentinel ZJ692 is one of 5 that the Royal Air Force uses. Based on the Bombardier Global Express ultra-long-range business jet, it was adapted by Raytheon to meet the RAF's requirements. Originally known as the ASTOR (Airborne STand-Off Radar) programme the aircraft is operated by an RAF squadron manned by both air force and army personnel. The Sentinel is interoperable with other allied systems such as JSTARS and the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. (Wikipedia) In 2010 the UK Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government's Strategic Defence and Security Review announced its intention to "withdraw the Sentinel airborne ground surveillance aircraft once it is no longer required to support operations in Afghanistan." Sentinel has supported the British Army in Afghanistan. One Sentinel aircraft was deployed to assist French forces in Mali on 25 January 2013. The 2010 decision was reversed in 2014 by Prime Minister David Cameron and in the 2015 SDSR, the British government announced that the type's retirement would be delayed and that it would remain in service "into the next decade" Support my work on YouTube by joining as a channel Member. More information at the link below.    / @jonathanwinton123   Useful Links Twitter   / flyhellas   Facebook   / jonathanwintonyoutube   Instagram   / flyhellas   NEAMPR https://www.facebook.com/NEAMPR/?fref=ts ... COPYRIGHT... All videos are the Copyright of © JonathanWinton You are NOT approved to use this video without permission.