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Military Aircraft: Deployment

Asked by Graeme DownieLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 December 2024UIN 16583

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many quick reaction alert launches there were from RAF (a) Conningsby and (b) RAF Lossiemouth in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Quick Reaction Alert from either RAF Coningsby or RAF Lossiemouth were launched on six days in 2022 and on nine days in 2023.

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