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RAF TYPHOONS SCRAMBLE TO TARGET BOMB THREAT ON AIR INDIA FLIGHT AI129 QRA TAKE OFF • RAF CONINGSBY

Eurofighter Typhoons based at RAF Coningsby are scrambled to intercept an Air India Boeing 777-300 which the pilot had reported to air traffic controllers that they had a suspected bomb on board the aircraft. Typhoons met the Boeing 777-300 Flight AI129 and after a period, eventually was allowed to carry on and land at Heathrow Airport. RAF Coningsby is one of two QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) stations in the UK, the other being in Scotland at RAF Lossiemouth. Men and women at QRA stations are on standby 24/7/365 ready to scramble in their Typhoons. But how does it all work? Who monitors the skies and who makes the call? Once a "rogue" aircraft approaches UK airspace and threat is detected by a team of Air Operations (Systems) Officers at the Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) at RAF Boulmer. They use both ground-based military and civilian radars to monitor, detect and identify all aircraft in and around UK airspace, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year regardless of what time or day it is. This is called the Recognised Air Picture (RAP). The response is coordinated and using information from radar sites access the UK and civilian air traffic and intelligence agency, the surveillance team in the CRC at Boulmer identify and share the RAP with the National Air and Space Operations Centre (NASOC) at RAF Air Command in High Wycombe. It is NASOC that decide if the threat is sufficient to scramble Typhoons and then pass the order to the CRC at RAF Boulmer. The CRC have direct contact with the QRA stations and the scramble message is given. If RAF Lossiemouth is scrambled, RAF Coningsby will be on standby or vice versa. From civilian to military aircraft, to rogue ships/carriers, Typhoons are ready to scramble any time of day or night, 365 days a year. Even writing this description, there are pilots right now ready to go. There are also ground crew, engineers and armourers too, who are on standby as well, ready to launch armed aircraft to defend UK airspace. Air traffic controllers need to ensure the Typhoons have the most direct route to their target. RAF air traffic controllers at Swanwick (78 Squadron) work with their civilian counterparts to ensure this. Swanwick Centre is run by NATS, the UK’s main civil air services provider. RAF Aerospace Systems Operators at RAF High Wycombe and Air Traffic Controllers of 78 Squadron at Swanwick continuously coordinate the response with the scrambled Typhoon pilots. Should they need more endurance, a Voyager (Air to Air Refuelling Tanker) is also scrambled from RAF Brize Norton, should the Typhoons need more fuel. Official Ted Coningsby Merchandise https://tedconingsby.co.uk/shop/ noTEDS https://tedconingsby.co.uk/noteds/ Ted Social stuff Instagram   / ted_coningsby   Facebook   / tedconingsbyuk   X   / tedconingsby   www.tedconingsby.co.uk Ted Coningsby Membership: Join our channel to get access to members only perks. In reality, we rely on your subscriptions to keep our channel growing, so this is a MASSIVE help and thank you to ALL of you who have subscribed. We go all over the country to get the footage we need for you to enjoy but this comes at a cost. Your membership will help fund us with the fuel and the equipment we need...    / tedconingsby