Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 22 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 2015. It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 January 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Military Aircraft
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times aircraft were intercepted by Quick Reaction Alert flights in 2014; and what the (a) intercepted aircraft type and (b) location were.
- Answer
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Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) aircraft launched to intercept aircraft on 20 days in 2014. The number of days on which QRA aircraft have launched specifically against Russian military aircraft for each year since 2005 is contained in the table below. Not every launch resulted in an interception as some incidents were resolved prior to interception.
Year
No. Days Launched Against Russian Military Aircraft
2005
4
2006
1
2007
19
2008
11
2009
11
2010
7
2011
10
2012
9
2013
8
2014
8
I am withholding further details as deterrence is a principal function of QRA and QRA is in turn an integral part of the air defence of the UK. The disclosure of information that might compromise the QRA deterrent capability would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
Secondary information
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- 221677
- Session
- 2014-15
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Deployment Military aircraft Airspace
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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