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NutLoose 23rd Dec 2023 11:24

Shhhhhhh it’s a secret
 
Bloody OPSEC again Or maybe not :mad:


Britain’s high-readiness aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, will sail today for the Arctic Circle to support a secret multinational mission, the UK Defence Journal has learned.

The vessel is being deployed to act as an emergency landing option should “a classified cargo aircraft” require its usage.

We earlier reported that Typhoon jets will be deploying to the Arctic for what is intended to be a secret escort mission involving a cargo aircraft. We believe these deployments are related.

Speaking to NATO Admiral Feliz Navidad, we were told that this special cargo mission is being supported by both NATO and Russian assets. Other commentators have noted that the loading of provisions would be unusual as the craft is rumoured to be elf-sufficient and shouldn’t need anything else.

The Royal Navy told us:

“Part of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s previous trials involved the fitting of STOVL (Sleigh Take Off and Vixen Landing) equipment allowing for this kind of aircraft to land and take-off from the carrier.”

We understand that the undisclosed cargo is to be revealed nationwide on the morning of the 25th of this month, but only to good boys and girls.

We’ve received a request for assistance to support a multi-national air transport mission being launched from a currently undisclosed location within the Arctic Circle. As such, HMS Queen Elizabeth is being redirected to provide emergency provisions and a ‘back up’ option should the cargo aircraft involved need to land and refuel.”

This comes not long after it was announced that the Royal Air Force is on high alert this month in order to track cargo flights from the Arctic region.
The Royal Air Force will be on high alert from now until the 25th of December to track an unregistered cargo flight from the Arctic region.

An MoD spokesman, Noel Joy, had this to say:

“Interception is part of what the QRA force do. We have to identify and confirm who or what is flying through our airspace or approaching our airspace and since the craft appears at the same time each year, we have a fairly good idea who will be flying but we don’t take any chances.”

The Ministry of Defence used satellites with infra-red sensors to track the aircraft last time this happened, it is understood that the heat from an animals red nose was clearly visible and it was at this point RAF aircraft began escorting the bright red aircraft over every British city, town and village.
:p;):ok:

And a Happy Christmas and New Year from myself to you all, may 2024 finally bring peace to the world it richly deserves.



https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/brit...ecret-mission/

chevvron 23rd Dec 2023 13:34

Shouldn't this be in '1st April'?

Icare9 23rd Dec 2023 13:44

Ho ho ho!
There'd be loads of disappointed kids having to wait 3 months for their pressies....
SOH failure? :)
Merry Christmas!

El Grifo 23rd Dec 2023 13:46


may 2024 finally bring peace to the world it richly deserves
You think ????

Ninthace 23rd Dec 2023 14:01

This is a cover up. These days it is all done by quantum entanglement. The Chief Scientist let slip the other day.

Ken Scott 23rd Dec 2023 16:31

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....9a0d52191.jpeg

I’d have imagined that F Christmas would have upgraded his approach to GPS by now… NDBs are so unreliable.

Gordon Brown 23rd Dec 2023 17:54

More relevant to current military ops than most threads on this forum.

Ho, ho, ho!🌲

ShyTorque 23rd Dec 2023 19:33

I was going with it until the name of the Admiral…. :O

Nice one!

treadigraph 23rd Dec 2023 19:56

Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes for Sleigh Mk I and Mk II for anyone who needs a check out:

https://www.vgbimages.com/AirMuseums...-Flight-Manual

albatross 23rd Dec 2023 20:26

We will be tracking “OP Kringle” worldwide.

https://www.noradsanta.org/en/

NutLoose 23rd Dec 2023 21:06


Originally Posted by El Grifo (Post 11561429)
You think ????

we can all hope.

El Grifo 23rd Dec 2023 22:33

Knew it was dodgy because nothing from Orac :-)

El

Captain Dart 24th Dec 2023 02:26

Real Sea Vixens were a thing in Christmases past.


Ken Scott 24th Dec 2023 11:56

Some years ago I wrote a sketch for a Sqn review about FC’s trusty and reliable’130Sleigh’ being replaced by the ‘Sleigh400’, and its non-availability on Christmas Eve due to the latter being unserviceable - an attempt at satire…

Sadly the masses were far too drunk to appreciate the subtlety of the humour…!

Background Noise 24th Dec 2023 15:27


Originally Posted by Ken Scott (Post 11561489)
I’d have imagined that F Christmas would have upgraded his approach to GPS by now… NDBs are so unreliable.

As if by magic .....

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1c46c86756.jpg


Melchett01 24th Dec 2023 22:27

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3d302ffa5.jpeg

fdr 26th Dec 2023 02:34

Santa's shack is on the top of the little blue bit to the right of center.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....7daaa5222a.jpg


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