This is the Military intervention against ISIL aerial order of battle, which lists the American forces and allies aerial assets that have taken part in the Military intervention against ISIL between June 2014 and the present day.
Units based out of Isa Air Base are part of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (379 AEW).
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing P-8 Poseidon | United States | Naval Air Station Jacksonville Naval Air Station Whidbey Island | 2020 | 2020 | ||
Lockheed P-3C Orion | United States | Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26) | Naval Air Station Jacksonville | September 2015 | [37] | |
United States | Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46) | Naval Air Station Whidbey Island | September 2015 | March 2016 | ||
United States | Patrol Squadron 40 (VP-40) | Naval Air Station Whidbey Island | March 2016 | |||
United States | Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46) | Naval Air Station Whidbey Island | March 2017 | October 2017 | [38] | |
United States | Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46) | Naval Air Station Whidbey Island | November 2018 | February 2019 | [39] | |
United States | Patrol Squadron 40 (VP-40) | Naval Air Station Whidbey Island | February 2019 | October 2019 | [16] | |
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II | United States | Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | February 2015 | [40] | |
United States | Marine Attack Squadron 223 attached to: Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (VMM-162 REIN) | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | December 2015 | [18] | ||
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C/D Hornet | United States | Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232) | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | February 2015 [40] | October 2015 | [41] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sukhoi Su-34 | Russia | 6950th Aviation Base | Engels | 15 August 2016 | 23 August 2016 | [42] [43] |
Tupolev Tu-22M3 | Russia | 6950th Aviation Base | Engels | 15 August 2016 | 23 August 2016 | [42] [43] |
(1st Expeditionary Rescue Group)
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing AH-64D Apache | United States | 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment | Fort Campbell | 2017 | ||
General Atomics MQ-1B Predator | United States | Unknown | [44] | |||
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle | United States | D Company, 10th Aviation Regiment | Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield | August 2017 | 2017 | [45] |
United States | D Company, 10th Aviation Regiment | Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield | February 2019 | October 2019 | [44] | |
United States | D Company, 82nd Aviation Regiment | Simmons Army Airfield | October 2019 | 2020 | ||
Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk | United States | 56th Rescue Squadron | Aviano Air Base | October 2019 | Present | [46] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing AH-64D Apache | United States | U.S. Army | July 2014 | [47] | ||
Boeing MH-47G Chinook | United States | 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (160th SOAR) | Fort Campbell | [44] | ||
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle | United States | Unknown | [44] | |||
Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk | United States | 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (160th SOAR) | Fort Campbell | [44] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle | United States | United States Army | [44] | |||
Pilatus U-28A | United States | USAF Special Operations Squadron | [44] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell CH-146 Griffon | Canada | 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron | CFB Petawawa | May 2016 | October 2016 | [1] |
Canada | 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron | CFB Valcartier | October 2016 | [1] | ||
Agusta AH-129D Mangusta | Italy | 5th Army Aviation Regiment | Francesco Baracca Airport | March 2016 | [48] | |
Italy | 7th Army Aviation Regiment | Francesco Baracca Airport | March 2016 | [48] | ||
NHIndustries UH-90A | Italy | 5th Army Aviation Regiment | Francesco Baracca Airport | March 2016 | [48] | |
Italy | 7th Army Aviation Regiment | Francesco Baracca Airport | March 2016 | [48] | ||
Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey | United States | United States Air Force | [44] | |||
Boeing AH-64E Apache | United States | 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment | Fort Drum | 2016 | 2016 | [49] |
United States | Bravo Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry | Fort Lewis | 2016 | 2017 | [44] [50] | |
United States | 1st Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment | Fort Riley | 2019 | 2019 | ||
Boeing CH-47F Chinook | United States | United States Army | [44] | |||
Boeing MH-47G Chinook | United States | 160th SOAR | Fort Campbell | [44] | ||
Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk | United States | 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) | Fort Campbell | [44] | ||
Sikorsky UH-60A/M Black Hawk | United States | Medevac Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment | Robinson Maneuver Training Center | May 2016 | June 2016 | [51] |
United States | Company A, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment | Fort Drum | May 2016 | 2016 | [52] | |
United States | Company A, 2nd Assault Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment | Richmond International Airport | 2016 | 2017 | [53] | |
Sikorsky HH-60M Black Hawk | United States | Company C, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment | June 2016 | [54] [55] |
The 821st Contingency Response Group was based at Qayyarah from mid-October 2016 [56] until March 2017 when the 370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group arrived. [57]
Units have been based at Camp Taji since May 2016.
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing P-8A Poseidon | United States | VP-16 | NAS Jacksonville | March 2017 | October 2017 | [26] |
Boeing P-8A Poseidon | United States | VP-5 | NAS Jacksonville | October 2017 | [26] |
Also known as Al Azraq - 332 AEW/407th Air Expeditionary Group [62] [63]
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus A330 MRTT | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Air Force = Central Air Command | February 2015 | Unknown | [64] | |
Airbus A310-304 MRTT | Germany | 1. Lufttransportstaffel (1st Air Transport Squadron) | Cologne Bonn Airport | July 2017 [65] | September 2019 [66] | |
Airbus A400M (AAR) | Germany | Lufttransportgeschwader 62 | Wunstorf Air Base | September 2019 [66] | ||
Boeing C-17ER Globemaster III | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Air Force | February 2015 | Unknown | [64] | |
Dassault Mirage 2000D | France | Elements of Escadron de Chasse 3/3 Ardennes | Nancy – Ochey Air Base | November 2014 [67] | August 2016 | |
France | Elements of Escadron de Chasse 2/3 Champagne | Nancy – Ochey Air Base | November 2014 [67] | August 2016 | ||
France | Elements of Escadron de Chasse 1/3 Navarre | Nancy – Ochey Air Base | November 2014 [67] | August 2016 | ||
Dassault Mirage 2000N | France | French Air Force | July 2014 | Before 2018 | [68] | |
Dassault Rafale B | France | Escadron de Chasse 2/4 La Fayette | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base | August 2016 | [69] | |
France | Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen | Mont-de-Marsan Air Base | August 2016 | [69] | ||
France | Escadron de Chasse 1/4 Gascogne | 2018 | [70] | |||
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon | Bahrain | 1st Fighter Squadron (RBAF) | Isa Air Base | February 2015 | [71] | |
Bahrain | 2nd Fighter Squadron (RBAF) | Isa Air Base | February 2015 | [71] | ||
General Atomics MQ-1B Predator | United States | [44] | ||||
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | United States | [44] | ||||
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon [40] | United States | 20th Fighter Wing [71] = 77 EFS | Shaw Air Force Base | February 2015 | ||
United States | 20th Fighter Wing = 55 EFS | Shaw Air Force Base | [72] | |||
United States | 35th Fighter Wing = 13 EFS | Misawa Air Base | [72] | |||
United States | 35th Fighter Wing = 14 EFS | Misawa Air Base | [72] | |||
United States | 52d Fighter Wing = 480 EFS | Spangdahlem Air Base | April 2016 | October 2016 | [73] | |
United States | 158th Fighter Wing = 134 EFS | Burlington Air National Guard Base | December 2016 | April 2017 | [74] | |
United States | 148th Fighter Wing = 179 EFS | Duluth Air National Guard Base | April 2018 | July 2018 | [75] | |
United States | 169th Fighter Wing = 157 EFS | McEntire Joint National Guard Base | July 2018 [76] | October 2018 [77] | ||
United States | 20th Fighter Wing = 55 EFS | Shaw Air Force Base | October 2018 [78] | |||
Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Belgium | Elements of the 2nd Tactical Wing | Florennes Air Base | October 2014 | June 2015 | [79] [80] |
Belgium | Elements of the 10th Tactical Wing | Kleine Brogel Air Base | 28 June 2016 | 2017? | [81] | |
Belgium | Elements of the 2nd Tactical Wing | Florennes Air Base | October 2020 | October 2021 | [82] | |
Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Air Force | October 2014 | 28 June 2016 | [83] | |
Netherlands | 312 or 313 Squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force | Volkel Air Base | 3 January 2017 | January 2019 | [84] [85] | |
Lockheed Martin F-16E/F Desert Falcon | United Arab Emirates | Western Air Command = Fighter Wing | February 2015 | [64] | ||
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | United States | 388th Fighter Wing | Hill Air Force Base | 2020 | 2020 | [86] |
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle | United States | 4th Fighter Wing = 335 EFS | Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | October 2019 | 2020 | [87] |
United States | 366th Fighter Wing = 389 EFS | Mountain Home Air Force Base | 2020 | May 2020 | [86] [24] | |
United States | 48th Fighter Wing = 492 EFS | RAF Lakenheath | May 2020 | October 2020 | [24] | |
United States | 366th Fighter Wing = 391 EFS | Mountain Home Air Force Base | October 2020 | |||
Panavia Tornado IDS/ECR | Germany | Tactical Air Force Wing 51 "Immelmann" | Schleswig Air Base | October 2017 | March 2020 [88] | [89] |
Germany | Tactical Air Force Wing 33 | Büchel Air Base | 2016 | March 2020 [88] | [90] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breguet Atlantique 2 | France | Flottille 21F Flottille 23F | Lann Bihoue | 2014 | [44] | |
Dassault Rafale B | France | French Air Force | August 2019 | November 2019 | [44] | |
Dassault Rafale C | France | 30e Escadre de Chasse [91] | Mont-de-Marsan Air Base | November 2019 | [92] | |
Transall C-160 | France | 61e Escadre de Transport 64e Escadre de Transport | Orléans – Bricy Air Base Évreux-Fauville Air Base | 2014 | [93] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus CC-150T Polaris | Canada | 437 Transport Squadron | CFB Trenton | October 2014 | January 2019 | [44] |
Boeing KC-767A | Italy | 8th Squadron | Pratica di Mare Air Base | October 2014 | Initially at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base. [94] [67] |
(386 AEW [95] /332 AEW/407th Air Expeditionary Group)
(386 AEW)
(379th Air Expeditionary Wing [108] & No. 83 EAG RAF)
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tupolev Tu-22M | Russia | Russian Air Force | Mozdok | 17 November 2015 | N/A | Home base. [136] |
(Latakia Air Base) (Special Purpose Aviation Brigade)
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonov An-26 (NATO: Curl) | Russia | Russian Air Force | [137] [138] | |||
Antonov An-30 (NATO: Clank) | Russia | Russian Air Force | [137] [138] | |||
Antonov An-72 (NATO: Coaler) | Russia | Russian Air Force | [137] [138] | |||
Beriev A-50 (NATO: Mainstay) | Russia | 144th Airborne Early Warning Aviation Regiment | Ivanovo Severny | [137] [138] | ||
Ilyushin Il-20M (NATO: Coot-A) | Russia | Russian Air Force | [138] | |||
Ilyushin Il-38N (NATO: May) | Russia | Russian Naval Aviation | [137] [138] | |||
Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO: Candid) | Russia | Russian Air Force | [138] | |||
Sukhoi Su-24M (NATO: Fencer) | Russia | Russian Air Force | September 2015 [139] | [137] [138] | ||
Sukhoi Su-25SM3 (NATO: Frogfoot) | Russia | Russian Air Force | September 2015 [139] | [137] | ||
Sukhoi Su-25UB (NATO: Frogfoot) | Russia | Russian Air Force | September 2015 [139] | May 2016 | [140] | |
Sukhoi Su-27SM3 (NATO: Flanker-E) | Russia | Russian Air Force | July 2017 [141] | |||
Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO: Flanker-H) | Russia | Russian Air Force | September 2015 [139] | [137] | ||
Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO: Fullback) | Russia | Russian Air Force | September 2015 [139] | [137] [138] | ||
Russia | 929th V.P. Chkalova State Flight Test Centre | Akhtubinsk | November 2015 | [142] | ||
Sukhoi Su-35S (NATO: Flanker-E) | Russia | Russian Air Force | January 2016 [143] | [137] [138] | ||
Russia | 185th Centre for Combat Application and Combat Training for the Air Force 116th Fighter Aviation Combat Employment Centre | Astrakhan | January 2016 | [142] | ||
Mikoyan MiG-29SMT (NATO: Fulcrum) | Russia | Russian Air Force | September 2017 | [137] | ||
Mil Mi-8AMTSh-V (NATO: Hip) | Russia | 337th Independent Helicopter Regiment | Tolmachevo Airport | September 2015 | [144] | |
Russia | Russian Air Force | September 2022 | [138] | |||
Mil Mi-24P (NATO: Hind-F) | Russia | 337th Independent Helicopter Regiment | Tolmachevo Airport | September 2015 | [144] | |
Russia | Russian Air Force | September 2022 | [138] | |||
Mil Mi-28N (NATO: Havoc) | Russia | 16th Army Aviation Brigade | Zernograd Airport | March 2016 | [145] | |
Russia | 487th Independent Helicopter Regiment | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport | [145] | |||
Russia | 55th Independent Helicopter Regiment | Korenovsk Airport | [146] | |||
Mil Mi-35M (NATO: Hind-E) | Russia | 55th Independent Helicopter Regiment | Korenovsk Airport | December 2015 | [145] | |
Russia | 16th Army Aviation Brigade | Zernograd | [145] | |||
Kamov Ka-27 (NATO: Helix) | Russia | Russian Naval Aviation | [138] | |||
Kamov Ka-52 (NATO: Hokum-B) | Russia | 55th Independent Helicopter Regiment | Korenovsk Airport | March 2016 | Unknown | [147] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russia | Russian Air Force | [145] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mil Mi-24P | Russia | 337th Independent Helicopter Regiment | Tolmachevo Airport | [145] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lockeed HC-130J Combat King II | United States | 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group | Diyarbakir Air Base | October 2015 | July 2018 | |
Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk | United States | 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group | Diyarbakir Air Base | October 2015 | July 2018 |
(39th Air Base Wing/332 AEW/447th Air Expeditionary Group)
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing E-3 Sentry | NATO | NATO E-3A Component | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen | October 2016 | [167] |
(380 AEW)
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing C-135FR Stratotanker [68] | France | Escadron de Ravitaillement en Vol 4/31 Sologne | September 2014 | [168] | ||
Dassault Rafale | France | Escadron de Chasse 3/30 Lorraine | Mont-de-Marsan Air Base | September 2014 | [68] [80] | |
Dassault Atlantique 2 [68] | France | Flottille 21F (FNA) | Lann Bihoue | September 2014 | Before 2019 | [168] |
France | Flottille 23F FNA | Lann Bihoue | September 2014 | Before 2019 | [168] | |
Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II | United States | 23rd Wing | Moody Air Force Base | January 2020 | [169] | |
United States | 23rd Wing = 75 EFS | Moody Air Force Base | March 2023 | [170] | ||
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon | Morocco | Royal Moroccan Air Force | 2014 | [93] | ||
Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady | United States | 99 ERS | Beale Air Force Base | |||
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor | United States | 1st Fighter Wing = 27 EFS | Joint Base Langley–Eustis | April 2014 | October 2014 | [171] [127] |
United States | 325th Fighter Wing | Tyndall Air Force Base | October 2014 [127] | April 2015 | ||
United States | 1st Fighter Wing = 94 EFS | Joint Base Langley–Eustis | April 2015 | October 2015 | [172] [173] | |
United States | 192d Fighter Wing = 149 EFS | Joint Base Langley–Eustis | April 2015 | October 2015 | [172] [173] | |
United States | 15th Wing = 19 EFS | Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam | October 2015 | April 2016 | [174] | |
United States | 3d Wing = 90 EFS | Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson | April 2016 | [174] | ||
United States | 1st Fighter Wing = 94 EFS | Joint Base Langley–Eustis | April 2018 | October 2018 | [175] | |
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II | United States | 388th Fighter Wing = 4 EFS | Hill Air Force Base | April 2019 | October 2019 | [175] [176] |
United States | 419th Fighter Wing = 466 EFS | Hill Air Force Base | April 2019 | October 2019 | [175] [176] | |
United States | 388th Fighter Wing = 34 EFS | Hill Air Force Base | October 2019 | April 2020 | [177] | |
United States | 388th Fighter Wing = 421 EFS | Hill Air Force Base | April 2020 | October 2020 | [177] | |
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle | United States | 48th Fighter Wing = 494 EFS | RAF Lakenheath | May 2015 | October 2015 | [71] [178] |
United States | 366th Fighter Wing = 391 EFS | Mountain Home Air Force Base | October 2015 | April 2016 | ||
United States | 4th Fighter Wing = 335 EFS | Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | April 2016 | October 2016 | ||
United States | 366th Fighter Wing = 389 EFS | Mountain Home Air Force Base | October 2016 | April 2017 | [179] [180] | |
United States | 4th Fighter Wing | Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | 2019 | [181] | ||
United States | 48th Fighter Wing = 494 EFS | RAF Lakenheath | October 2019 | January 2020 | [35] | |
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | United States | 908 EARS | Al Dhafra Air Base | |||
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk | United States | [182] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus KC-30A | Australia | No. 33 Squadron RAAF | RAAF Base Amberley | October 2014 | [183] | |
Boeing E-7A Wedgetail | Australia | No. 2 Squadron RAAF | RAAF Base Williamtown | October 2014 | [183] | |
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet | Australia | No. 1 Squadron RAAF | RAAF Base Amberley | September 2014 | March 2015 | [184] |
Australia | No. 6 Squadron RAAF | RAAF Base Amberley | September 2014 | [185] | ||
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet | Australia | No. 75 Squadron RAAF | RAAF Base Tindal | January 2015 | [186] |
Aircraft type | Country | Unit | Garrison | From | To | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus Atlas C.1 | United Kingdom | No. 70 Squadron RAF | RAF Brize Norton | [187] | ||
Airbus Voyager KC.2/KC.3 | United Kingdom | No. 10 Squadron RAF | RAF Brize Norton | [98] [188] | ||
United Kingdom | No. 101 Squadron RAF | RAF Brize Norton | ||||
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III | United Kingdom | No. 99 Squadron RAF | RAF Brize Norton | August 2014 | [189] | |
Boeing Chinook HC.4 [190] [93] | United Kingdom | No. 7 Squadron RAF | RAF Odiham | 2014 | 2014 | |
United Kingdom | No. 18 Squadron RAF | RAF Odiham | 2014 | 2014 | ||
United Kingdom | No. 27 Squadron RAF | RAF Odiham | 2014 | 2014 | ||
Boeing Sentry AEW.1 | United Kingdom | No. 8 Squadron RAF [191] [192] | RAF Waddington | |||
Beechcraft Shadow R.1 | United Kingdom | No. 14 Squadron RAF [193] | RAF Waddington | |||
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (Pooled asset) | United Kingdom | No. 1 Squadron RAF | RAF Lossiemouth | December 2015 | February 2016 | [194] [195] |
United Kingdom | No. 2 Squadron RAF | RAF Lossiemouth | December 2015 | January 2016 | ||
United Kingdom | No. 6 Squadron RAF | RAF Lossiemouth | December 2015 | March 2016 | ||
United Kingdom | No. 1 Squadron RAF | RAF Lossiemouth | February 2017 | Unknown | ||
United Kingdom | No. 2 Squadron RAF | RAF Lossiemouth | September 2017 | Unknown | ||
United Kingdom | No. 6 Squadron RAF | RAF Lossiemouth | 2018 | [196] | ||
United Kingdom | No. 3 Squadron RAF | RAF Coningsby | September 2019 | Unknown | ||
United Kingdom | No. 11 Squadron RAF | RAF Coningsby | September 2019 | Unknown | ||
Panavia Tornado GR.4 [197] [198] (Pooled asset) | United Kingdom | No. 2 Squadron RAF | RAF Marham | August 2014 [129] | 2015 | |
United Kingdom | No. 9 Squadron RAF | RAF Marham | August 2014 | January 2019 | ||
United Kingdom | No. 12 Squadron RAF | RAF Marham | January 2015 [199] | January 2019 | ||
United Kingdom | No. 31 Squadron RAF | RAF Marham | August 2014 | January 2019 | ||
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | United Kingdom | No. 617 Squadron RAF | RAF Marham | June 2019 | [200] | |
Lockheed Hercules C.5 [98] [201] (Pooled asset) | United Kingdom | No. 30 Squadron RAF | RAF Brize Norton | August 2014 | ||
United Kingdom | No. 47 Squadron RAF | RAF Brize Norton | August 2014 | |||
Raytheon Sentinel R.1 | United Kingdom | No. 5 Squadron RAF | RAF Waddington | 2015 2018 | August 2017 Current | [120] [202] |
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