File:Russian Bear 'H' Aircraft MOD 45158146.jpg
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DescriptionRussian Bear 'H' Aircraft MOD 45158146.jpg |
English: A Russian Bear 'H' aircraft photographed from an intercepting RAF Typhoon Quick Reaction Alert aircraft(QRA).
On Wednesday 29 Oct 2014 Royal Air Force Aerospace Battle Managers at RAF Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) Boulmer, alerted and scrambled RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighter aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept Russian military ‘Bear’ aircraft who were flying in international airspace. The RAF Typhoon pilots visually identified the Russian aircraft and escorted them through the UK flight information region. Air to air refuelling (AAR) support was provided by an RAF Voyager aircraft from RAF Brize Norton The primary role of the Royal Air Force is to defend the UK, 365, 24/7; the RAF continually remains alert and ready to intercept any unidentified military or civilian aircraft around UK airspace. Recent events have increased awareness of Russian military activity, however, the RAF have routinely intercepted, identified and escorted Russian air assets that transit international airspace within the UK's area of interest. Russian military flights have never entered UK sovereign airspace without authorisation. The primary role of the RAF is to control the air over the UK and, when necessary, UK interests overseas. Our impressive multi-role Typhoon fighter squadrons are based at RAF Coningsby, RAF Lossiemouth and in the Falkland Islands. Today and every day, just as during the Battle of Britain, they maintain the highest level of readiness. At home, under the direction of our controllers at RAF Boulmer (Northumberland) and Scampton (Lincolnshire) our fighters can be scrambled to intercept, identify and, if required, intervene unidentified aircraft approaching our shores. This is a routine part of the RAF’s air defence role to protect UK airspace. QRA are launched to intercept unidentified aircraft because the aircraft cannot be identified by any other means. i.e. the aircraft is not talking to civilian or military Air Traffic Control, has not filed a flight plan and is not transmitting a recognisable secondary surveillance radar code. QRA procedures entail RAF aircraft and crews being held at continuous high readiness 24/7, so that they can take off within minutes to protect UK sovereign airspace. Aircraft are available at each base allowing us to provide good response across the country. AAR - AAR assets will often be scrambled from RAF Brize Norton or re-tasked from other training missions if it looks like an extended mission is likely.
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Camera model | Canon PowerShot SX220 HS |
Exposure time | 1/2,000 sec (0.0005) |
F-number | f/6.3 |
ISO speed rating | 800 |
Date and time of data generation | 13:20, 29 October 2014 |
Lens focal length | 9.175 mm |
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Headline | Russian Bear 'H' Aircraft |
Credit/Provider | MoD/Crown copyright (year) |
Source | RAF |
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City shown | Lossiemouth |
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Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 12:18, 30 October 2014 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:45, 31 January 2014 |
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APEX aperture | 5.3125 |
Exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 4 APEX (f/4) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, auto mode |
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Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Image width | 3,000 px |
Image height | 2,142 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 16:18, 12 November 2014 |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
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Copyright status | Copyrighted |
Province or state shown | Morayshire |
Country shown | Scotland |
Code for country shown | UK |
Sublocation of city shown | RAF Lossimouth |
IIM version | 2 |
Fixture name | Free |