La RAF recortará su inventario de aviones/ RAF to cut some aircraft types

El inventario de la RAF se reducirá muy probablemente, según se desprende del documento de Revisión de la Defensa, recientemente redactado. No se esperan recorte en capacidades clave para el Reino Unidok como inteligencia, vigilancia, búsqueda de objetivos y reconocimiento (Combat-ISTAR), pero otras tareas deberán ser compartidas con los aliados. En un futuro la RAF solo operará dos tipos aviones de combate, el Eurofighter Typhoon y el Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF. Reducciones de este tipo se realizarán en la flota de aviones de transporte y helicópteros.
La RAF operará el Harrier GR9 y el Panavia Tornado GR4 hasta 2018 y 2025 respectivamente, y la misión de alerta rápida aérea (QRA), que actualmente desempeña el Tornado F3, compartida con los Typhoon, será asumida totalmente por el Typhoon a principios de 2011.
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The Royal Air Force is likely to reduce the number of aircraft types that it operates as a direct result of the UK's ongoing Strategic Defence and Security Review althoug combat intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (Combat-ISTAR) mission should remain a core competency and an invaluable capability for future operations.
In other areas the UK should task-share with its allies.
It has been seen as an example to move towards a position where operate just two major types, such as the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF.
Similar type reductions are also needed in the transport aircraft and support helicopter inventories
The RAF expects to operate its BAE Systems Harrier GR9s and Panavia Tornado GR4s until around 2018 and 2025, respectively, but the quick reaction alert duties of its remaining Tornado F3s will have been assumed by the Typhoon by early 2011.
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