New Eurofighter Typhoon Squadron For Britain’s Royal Air Force

Britain’s Royal Air Force has become the latest to establish a new Eurofighter Typhoon squadron with the standing up of 1 (Fighter) Squadron today. The new Eurofighter Typhoon jets join an impressive list of iconic aircraft flown by the Squadron over the past 100 years including the Spitfire, Hunter and Harrier. With the end of the Harrier flights in 2010, the formal disbandment of the Squadron took place in January 2011 but has now been reformed. Chief of the Air Staff for the RAF Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton who attended the event, said, “Today, we mark the successful growth of our multi-role Typhoon Force with the stand-up of the fourth RAF Typhoon squadron. With the support of industry the Typhoon continues to go from strength to strength as a multi-role platform as demonstrated during operations over Libya and on a day to day basis controlling the air over the UK”. Based at RAF Leuchars in Fife, Scotland, the new Squadron will fly alongside 6 Squadron who/which has been deploying Typhoons since 2010. The main responsibilities of the Squadron will be northern Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duties and a secondary precision ground attack capability. Enzo Casolini, Eurofighter CEO, said, stated “This is another proud moment for the Eurofighter programme and highlights the breadth and depth of the Eurofighter fleet. The ever expanding family serves to highlight the aircraft as an effective, proven and trusted defence platform across our customer nations”.