The Ministry of Defence has announced that a medium-scale air exercise will take place over parts of Dorset and the central and southern parts of Wales over the period 17 to 25 May 07. The Exercise, Code-named “Early Resolve”, is designed to practice close air support operations and forward air control techniques. This training is essential for the UK Aircrews and Ground Forces and allows them to practice various techniques and procedures before possible deployment to operational theatres.
Exercise aircraft will operate in an area to the north of Poole on 17 and 18 May before moving to operate over Wales between 21 and 25 May.
Flying will take place daily between 10am and 8pm. There will be no weekend activity.
A variety of aircraft types will be involved in Exercise Fast Mover and observers may see Tornado, Hawk, Harrier, F15, F16 and A10 aircraft; some munitions may be used at the Castlemartin Range areas. The Exercise will be monitored and supported by E-3 AWACS and Nimrod aircraft operating at high level.
Throughout Exercise Early Resolve some flying will be required at low level but any time spent operating at low level during this exercise will be the minimum necessary to achieve the task with every effort being made to minimise disturbance; additionally, where low flying operations have been arranged as part of the exercise, this precludes the use of the same area by aircraft carrying out routine low-level training flying.
Further details about this exercise can be obtained by visiting the
MoD's Low Flying Information