More good news from the SDR - Sentinel R1 To Remain In Service Into Next Decade

[Julien]

Seems we are keeping Sentinel into the next decade.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sentinel-r1-to-remain-in-service-sdsr/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=FacebookPage&utm_campaign=social

Julien

[Dave Fleming]

That might just be 5 years.

C-130J to 2030 and replacement for the Command Transport Squadron aircraft (32 Squadron) - there is already a new A109 under test

[tonyot]

Great news about the Sentinal and C-130J,.......there is common sense in the MoD after all!

I wonder what 32 Sqn will receive at Northolt and indeed whether it will remain as an RAF unit or be fully privatised,......I hope the aircrew at least remain RAF (didn`t they also have at least one Matelot too?) and that 32 Sqn remains.

Cheers

Tony

[Tiger331]

Great news about the Sentinal and C-130J,.......there is common sense in the MoD after all!

I wonder what 32 Sqn will receive at Northolt and indeed whether it will remain as an RAF unit or be fully privatised,......I hope the aircrew at least remain RAF (didn`t they also have at least one Matelot too?) and that 32 Sqn remains.

Cheers

Tony

Tony,

I'm not sure if it is still the case, but you are right - 32 (Royal) Squadron did have at least one FAA pilot on their strength when I last worked with them….I cannot recall if there was a reciprocal arrangement with Heron Flight though ? - I seem to remember the RAF exchange completed instructor duties with the FAA multi-engined training unit but that was a while ago.

[Nigel Foster60]

Please, Please Airfix make us a model of the Sentinal R1 before it goes out of service!

Nigel