U.K. Extends Sentinel Operational Mandate Over Middle East

LONDON – The U.K. defense ministry is extending the intelligence gathering mission of its Raytheon Sentinel radar-reconnaissance aircraft against the self-proclaimed fighters of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria for an extra year. Operations – currently flown from RAF Akrotiri air base 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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