I Typhoon of the Royal Air Force have officially entered into action against Daesh. The UK continues to hit the Islamic State hard, and last week the Eurofighters Typhoon deployed in the Akrotiri base they carried out the first armed reconnaissance and the first raids on Syria and Iraq.
On the days of 13 and 14 December, two couples of Typhoon took part in operations on Mosul and Sinjar, engaging with laser-guided bombs Paveway IV a post manned by a dozen RPG-equipped caliphate terrorists and a stakeout where a sniper had been reported. Both targets were destroyed.
On 10 December another couple of Typhoon, in collaboration with another jet of the NATO international collation, they cleared an ISIS bunker / shelter located in an isolated area in Northern Iraq.
All sorties took off from Akotiri Air Base (AKT), Cyprus, where a total of 4 Typhoon to increase the aera force composed of Tornado GR4 e MQ-9 Reaper taking part in the anti-IS 'Shader' Operation.
Il Typhoon, despite being an interceptor and air superiority fighter, it can be successfully employed as a fighter-bomber, a task that led to his baptism of fire in the 'Ellamy' or 'Odyssey Dawn' mission during the intervention in Libya in 2011. The changes made they allow him to be armed with laser-guided bombs Paveway, cruise missiles SCALP, ASM Brimstone, Storm Shadow, and anti-radar ALARM.
The Royal Air Force owns 53 Eurofighters Typhoon, the second tranche provides for another 67 devices.
(photo: RAF)
