UK RAF Shuts Down Sentinel Unit

Sentinel R1
Sentinel R1
Credit: Royal Air Force/Cpl. Tim Laurence
LONDON–The UK Royal Air Force has disbanded the squadron flying its Raytheon Sentinel wide-area surveillance aircraft, ending the type’s service career. The RAF’s 5 Sqdn. based at Waddington, England, had operated the Bombardier Global business jet-based platform since the type entered service in...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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