RAF Squadron Leader: Tornado not ‘babysitting’ Eurofighter in Libya

Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Rupert Joel told reporters at the Paris airshow that pairing the Tornado with the Eurofighter over Libya does not mean that the older jet is babysitting the younger.

“The advantage of flying ‘mixed pair’ is that there are three different types of weapons available for use as well as the fact that Typhoon can use the benefits of the Tornado, whose pilots have huge experience of air-to-ground missions,” he said.

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  1. If the PM had used some common sence he would not have retired the only aircaft that could do the job cheaply.It is not to late for him to come to his sences and get the Harrier operational again

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