Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) is state of readiness and modus operandi of air defence maintained at all hours of the day by NATO air forces. The United States...
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RAF Coningsby (section Quick Reaction Alert)
Coningsby's Typhoons have been responsible for maintaining the Quick Reaction Alert (Interceptor) South mission (QRA(I)S). Aircraft and crews are held...
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aircraft, the BAE Harrier GR7/GR9. In recent years, fighter aircraft on Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) have been increasingly required to scramble in response to...
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The Secretary of Defense assigned the Pershing weapon system to a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) role in 1964 after a DoD study showed that the Pershing would...
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Squadron and No. 9 Squadron. All four Squadrons contribute to the Quick Reaction Alert (Interceptor) North capability which provides continuous protection...
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the CF-101 served as Canada's primary means of air defence from Quick Reaction Alert facilities at Canadian airbases. The CF-101s were retired in the...
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jets. Flyover rights Baltic Air Policing Icelandic Air Policing Quick Reaction Alert "NATO Air Policing". "Belgium, Netherlands to take turns in policing...
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present. Both interceptors and nuclear bomber forces were kept on "Quick Reaction Alert" (QRA). Crews were kept close to or in their aircraft positioned...
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followed on 8 September 2014, at which point responsibility for Quick Reaction Alert (North) was transferred from Leuchars to Lossiemouth. Control of...
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The Baltic air-policing mission is a NATO air defence Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) in order to guard the airspace above the three Baltic countries of Estonia...
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Air Picture of UK airspace and providing tactical control of the Quick Reaction Alert Force. Boulmer is supported by a network of eight Remote Radar Heads...
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the parliament decided to turn Evenes into a forward air base for Quick Reaction Alert. The air station will have a capacity for stationing a QRA of 15...
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intends to have a round-the-clock 15 minutes Quick Reaction Alert capability (15 minutes from an alert to fighters becoming airborne) with fully armed...
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Typhoon squadrons in the United Kingdom, providing a 24-hour, 365-day quick reaction alert (QRA) role. During the Second World War, No. 1435 Flight was a night...
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One of the main activities of JASDF fighter squadrons is providing Quick Reaction Alert intercepts to Chinese and Russian aircraft nearing or violating Japanese...
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towards the United Kingdom's territorial airspace, so a live armed Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) RAF Phantom of 56(F) Squadron was scrambled from RAF Wattisham...
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the Eurofighter Typhoon; Typhoons from the squadron performed a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) scramble on Sunday 2 January 2011. 6 Squadron took over QRA...
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surface-to-air missile interceptor systems, motorized infantry bases, two Quick Reaction Alert aircraft ready for take off at any moment, military police stations...
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service and was issued to the No. 110 and No. 117 squadrons for their quick reaction alert (QRA) aircraft. Both squadrons achieved weapons qualification in...
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the Cold War it was a major front-line air force base, operating Quick Reaction Alert (South), before closing as an Royal Air Force station in 1993. Since...
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shot on location at the former RAF Upper Heyford site in the former Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) areas and the Northern Bomb stores. Mike Carey was included...
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tactical control of the Quick Reaction Alert Force. The CRC is manned 24/7 to support NATO and national Quick Reaction Alert requirements. Managing the...
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System. During the Cold War in Europe, US and NATO bases used by the Quick Reaction Alert readiness forces stored their nuclear bombs in heavily secured weapon...
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reduce this. During the Cold War in times of heightened tensions, quick reaction alert (QRA) aircraft were kept piloted, fully fuelled and armed, with the...
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1 Air Division RCAF) would provide two aircraft and pilots to a Quick Reaction Alert facility. The 'Q' aircraft could be launched with an armed US nuclear...
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equipped with Blue Steel stand-off missiles were part of the QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) force of the RAF. Two nuclear armed aircraft were permanently on...
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A Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon F2 from Number XI Squadron at RAF Coningsby is pictured escorting a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft over the North...
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Science Queensland Regional Airlines, a defunct Australian airline Quick Reaction Alert, a NATO state of readiness in military aviation Rand Airport (IATA...
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stationed in RAFG were under the control of SACEUR, with the aircraft on Quick Reaction Alert (Nuclear), "QRA (N)", being equipped with the WE.177 nuclear bomb...
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Netherlands Air Force will take four-month turns to ensure that Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) fighter jets are available at all times to be launched under...
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