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RAF Surveillance Fleet Grounded Due To 'Technical Fault'

Posted: 14/04/2012 13:26 Updated: 14/04/2012 13:33   PA

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The RAF planes were grounded due a technical fault

A fleet of RAF surveillance planes has been grounded after a technical fault was discovered on one of the craft, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.

Six Boeing Sentry E3D aircraft are temporarily out of service as a precautionary measure after the fault was discovered on a routine inspection at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.

A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said: "A routine inspection on an E3D aircraft at RAF Waddington has revealed a technical issue with one of the in-service aircraft.

"Routine E3D operations have been temporarily suspended pending further engineering investigation.

"There is no loss of operational capability."

The spokeswoman stressed that the Sentry is one of a range of aircraft capable of conducting surveillance and other options, including five Sentinel R1 aircraft, are being utilised.

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A fleet of RAF surveillance planes has been grounded after a technical fault was discovered on one of the craft, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. Six Boeing Sentry E3D aircraft are tempora...
A fleet of RAF surveillance planes has been grounded after a technical fault was discovered on one of the craft, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. Six Boeing Sentry E3D aircraft are tempora...
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Neil J
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01:01 PM on 04/15/2012
Reminds me of the old messages we used to get on the TV saying that 'Due to a technical fault service will be resumed as soon as possible'.
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rrichpigg
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12:52 PM on 04/15/2012
Yep, JIMBRAID1, just like Sir Christopher Wren built St Pauls Cathedral.
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rrichpigg
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07:13 AM on 04/15/2012
The RAF Sentry and Sentinel are TWO Different aircraft carrying out TWO Different task.

Come on CAMERON we now know why you are saving money from our FORCES IE- no AIRCRAFT CARRIERS in our navy

You wish to build another 02 ARENA before you get thrown out of office.JUST like THACTHER.

WAKE UP ENGLAND.
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jimbraid1
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11:17 AM on 04/15/2012
Mrs Thatcher built the Dome ??, thats a new one !
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rrichpigg
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07:05 AM on 04/15/2012
The RAF Sentry and Sentinal
are two DIFFERENT aircraft and carryout totally DIFFERENT task. So yes the RAF are like DUCKS OUT OF WATER.
Bring back the NIMROD.

The RAF is just like the ROYAL NAVY, no Aircraft Carriers.

Oh The Penny has just dropped. I know why THE CAMERON is saving money on our FORCES.

HE wants to build another O2 ARENA ( THE DOME ) before he gets kicked out of office, just like THATCHER.
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lipgate5
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12:25 AM on 04/15/2012
I'm sick of hearing of our forces using foreign equipment yet time and time again we see American dross incorporated into our defence systems.

The Sentinel R1 aircraft in reserve is built by Raytheon, yet another British household name (NOT)

This is the clearest example of how and why successive British Governments are commiting us (I prefer dooming us) to be the next US state - perish the thought.

In about 8-10 years we are going to have one and a bit aircraft carriers that will be no more than exotic leviathans until the US Joint Strike Fighter finally emerges - memories abound of our TSR2 and the US white elephant F111 fiasco. Don't we ever learn?
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thecryptkeeper19
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04:17 AM on 04/15/2012
here, here. have to agree totally. our boffins can create awesome aircraft of our own if the govt muppets just let them. this is what we get for buying crap yank planes
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dilldog
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07:23 AM on 04/15/2012
I refer you to my comment to the op
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dilldog
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12:11 PM on 04/15/2012
the fault has been rectified and the "crap yank planes" are already back in service
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dilldog
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07:23 AM on 04/15/2012
oh come on get real....just look up the history of the Nimrod AEW3 (the British developed alternative) to see why we eventually bought the Boeing E3..the Nimrod version was ten years in development and a billion quid spent and it didn't work and showed no future signs of doing so either....our forces need the best equipment available that works..sometimes what we build in this country isn't the best and doesn't work
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lipgate5
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09:30 AM on 04/15/2012
Virtually all overruns and overspends have been due to the MoD project managing the projects - I've been present when an MoD project manager admitted that they were incompetent and that they continued to change requirements up to the point of delivery through indecision and poor controls.

This indecision was sometimes politically driven to justify purchase of sub-standard foreign alternative equipment procurement contracts (eg TSR2 and F111). Exisitng British designs cancelled in favour of predicted foreign (mainly US) alternatives does not sound like good management of our hard-earned money.

The Nimrod is a good example of changes in specification introduced to deliberately kill off a credible British design.
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EmpulseNY
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11:12 PM on 04/14/2012
Why is Lord Carey surprised? Doesn't he read the Bible? Jesus said that many would be persecuted in His name. Shouldn't he accept is as part of the package? Stop whining.
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BMC1955
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10:02 AM on 04/15/2012
You posted this on the wrong one or has Huff closed the posts for Lord Carey article. I do agree with you yes as Christians we are told to expect persecution.
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rash8909
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11:06 PM on 04/14/2012
Damn rubber bands keepr breaking... shoulda kept the Nimrod
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dilldog
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07:31 AM on 04/15/2012
except the Nimrod version built to perform the same mission was a 1 billion pound failure
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dilldog
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07:37 AM on 04/15/2012
the Nimrods didn't perform the role the E3 does
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rash8909
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08:38 PM on 04/15/2012
The E3 isn't performing at the moment...
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ThinkCreeps
Seriously, it's time.
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09:40 PM on 04/14/2012
I'm sure NATO's AWACS aircraft can fill in.
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concorde68
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07:28 PM on 04/14/2012
yanky crap
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ThinkCreeps
Seriously, it's time.
2528 Fans
09:33 PM on 04/14/2012
If you think that's bad you should have seen the AEW3.
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Fozwords
Abandon hope when you post on here
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06:40 PM on 04/14/2012
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chaffy1
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06:03 PM on 04/14/2012
Banana republic.......monarchy!!
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kohl
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04:50 PM on 04/14/2012
I'm sure they have cover but why announce it formally? If all of my warplanes were out of action my enemies might well guess or spy electronically but I dont think I'd announce it as a "Guess what fellas? I've no defenses so come anytime you fancy!"
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septic calling
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05:09 PM on 04/14/2012
After the Nimrod accident where the MOD took an enormous amount of flack from the media, its best to be upfront. Go and google what the platform does and you will see that there is no immediate risk.
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whizzyweb
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04:43 PM on 04/14/2012
time for aurora to come out to play.
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Norman Mitchison
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03:51 PM on 04/14/2012
Fortunately the fault was found before any fatalities.
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