Helsinki Countering Hybrid Threats
© 2018 FrontLine Defence (Vol 15, No 3) During my trip to Helsinki in February 2018,…
Read More »QRA and the RAF: Intercepting Russian Bombers
RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to monitor two Russian planes…
Read More »QRA and Australia
Aircrew from No. 1 Squadron, will be providing a quick reaction force as part of the…
Read More »QRA and the Spanish Air Force
On November 2, 2016, we had a chance to visit the Spanish Air Force at their…
Read More »The Nordics and the Strategic Shift
The Russian seizure of Crimea and other aspects of its global activism have had a significant…
Read More »QRA and Portugal
For the fourth time the Portuguese Air Force assumed lead of the Baltic Air Policing mission.…
Read More »French Quick Reaction Force and Syrian Air Strikes
Whenever a high visibility military mission occurs – such as the April 13 combined strikes against Syrian…
Read More »Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance in High Intensity Warfare
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has not maintained an airborne tactical reconnaissance capability since the retirement…
Read More »Quick Reaction Alert North: The RAF and QRA
When I was a kid, I remember the images of deterrence which were provided by strip…
Read More »QRA at Bodø Airbase: The Perspective of Lt. Col. Henning Hansen Homb
During visits to the United Kingdom, I have had a chance to see and visit with…
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