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Joint Warrior 2012
« on: April 10, 2012, 02:14:38 PM »
Exercise Joint Warrior is due to start 16th-26th April I believe-it`s main aircraft component will operate from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Leuchars in Scotland.


Aircraft expected to take part are:They may well be others.

6x P3
1x P8
2x Atlantique
4x Hawk
3x Sea Hawk 60
7x DA200

The exercise has been criticised in the past for jamming GPS signals.

Armed forces from the UK, USA, Germany, Holland, France, Norway, Denmark and Canada will take part in the training.

HM Naval Base Clyde, RAF Leuchars in Fife and RAF Lossiemouth in Moray will provide bases for navy and air crews.

A detachment of French Alpha jets and RAF Hawks and Typhoon aircraft will fly from Leuchars.

Nine maritime patrol planes, including Canadian and US P3s and French Atlantique II aircraft, will be based at RAF Lossiemouth.

Fishermen have been warned to expect GPS to be jammed for periods during the exercise.
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Re: Joint Warrior 2012
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 02:39:23 PM »
Heading over to Lossiemouth on Tuesday for a few days
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Re: Joint Warrior 2012
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 07:43:02 PM »
....and no RAF Nimrod, such a shame! And to think the RAF once operated 48 Nimrods out of Two bases! A vital defence capability lost!



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Re: Joint Warrior 2012
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 11:37:43 AM »
HM Naval base CLYDE is that the new name for FASLANE.
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Re: Joint Warrior 2012
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2012, 07:21:14 PM »
Quote from: String on April 11, 2012, 11:37:43 AM
HM Naval base CLYDE is that the new name for FASLANE.

"I reckon so.." (Josey Wales) :)

I wonder would they be using the Submarine training area off the North Antrim Coast, and so, would it be worth while heading up that way for a gander?


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Re: Joint Warrior 2012
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2012, 07:40:54 PM »
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0039/00391074.pdf might be of use couple of days playing planned in the North Channel makes interesting viewing


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Re: Joint Warrior 2012
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2012, 08:42:35 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNB_Clyde

an interesting read, especially at the end were it makes clear that the UK does not have an independent Nuclear Deterrent!
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Re: Joint Warrior 2012
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2012, 08:50:36 PM »
I wouldn't believe everything that's in Wikipedia....  it is officially called HMNB Clyde but known widely as Faslane ,,,

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Naval-Bases/Clyde
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Re: Joint Warrior 2012
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2012, 09:19:07 PM »
Quote from: hammerhead on April 11, 2012, 08:50:36 PM
I wouldn't believe everything that's in Wikipedia....

I do know that, and the same can be said for many publications, including Government ones!
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