O Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) britânico é considerado um dos mais eficientes do mundo, mas sistemas semelhantes existem em várias forças aéreas, inclusive na Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB). A lógica é universal: quando um avião não identificado invade o espaço aéreo ou apresenta comportamento suspeito, caças entram em ação em minutos para identificar, interceptar e, se necessário, forçar o pouso. No Reino Unido, como vimos, a RAF mantém caças Eurofighter Typhoon em alerta permanente em duas bases p

NATO fighter jets intercepted Russian long-range bombers operating in international airspace near Norway this week marking yet another high-tempo aerial probe along the Alliance’s northern flank. The Russian formation, likely including Tu-95 “Bear” or Tu-160 “Blackjack” strategic bombers, flew without flight plans and with transponders off, consistent with intelligence-gathering or show-of-force missions. Norwegian and allied quick-reaction alert (QRA) units responded within minutes, visually id

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Vulcan force Quick Reaction Alert 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 The 1960s saw the Vulcan force at its height in terms of numbers, the type serving with nine operational squadrons during the course of the decade. The introduction of the B2, and the consequent expansion of the Vulcan force, saw the formation, in 1962, of a new Vulcan wing at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, although the wing subsequently moved to RAF Cottesmore, Leicestershire, just two years later. The V-Force provided a very creditable nuclear deter

Two MiG-29AS climbs to stratosphere with afterburner, during QRA "Quick Reaction Alert" exercise, Slovak Air Force, copyrights: Kamil "Maveb" Glovna... VLK | MiG-29 Mikoyan Gurevich "Fulcrum"