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Old 7th Apr 2024, 11:05
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dctyke
 
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
Nothing to do with air combat procedures

I believe that what can go wrong will go wrong - and to carry out an exercise with "poor exercise planning leaving the Typhoons encumbered by role equipment without the kit to remove it " may have inadvertently flagged a possible issue that presumably will stay with those responsible and (hopefully) ensure that if things turn hot they will remember the incident. We've managed to lose an F-35 due to simple procedures being forgotten/waived/ignored.
Out of interest (having re-roled and de-roled more fast jets that I care to remember) what specific kit do you need to remove role equipment from a Typhoon?
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