RAF Coningsby has the responsibility for QRA (South), with RAF Lossiemouth holding QRA (North). Here's a short clip of one of our Typhoon FGR4 returning from a flight earlier this week. Sgt Phil Major. | Royal Air Force Coningsby

During our stream today we witnessed a Typhoon on a QRA from RAF Coningsby safely escorting a SAS A320neo into Manchester Airport #RAF #Typhoon #QRA #ManchesterAirport #SAS | Think Planes

O Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) britânico é considerado um dos mais eficientes do mundo, mas sistemas semelhantes existem em várias forças aéreas, inclusive na Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB). A lógica é universal: quando um avião não identificado invade o espaço aéreo ou apresenta comportamento suspeito, caças entram em ação em minutos para identificar, interceptar e, se necessário, forçar o pouso. No Reino Unido, como vimos, a RAF mantém caças Eurofighter Typhoon em alerta permanente em duas bases p

Vulcan force Quick Reaction Alert 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 The 1960s saw the Vulcan force at its height in terms of numbers, the type serving with nine operational squadrons during the course of the decade. The introduction of the B2, and the consequent expansion of the Vulcan force, saw the formation, in 1962, of a new Vulcan wing at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, although the wing subsequently moved to RAF Cottesmore, Leicestershire, just two years later. The V-Force provided a very creditable nuclear deter