The Aviationist

Norwegian F-35As on QRA At Orland Air Station Carry Out Type’s First Intercept Of Russian Aircraft Off Norway

Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A jets on QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) intercepted two Tu-142 and escorting MiG-31 aircraft earlier today. As we have already reported, RAF Typhoons intercepted and ...
The Aviationist

51st Wing of The Italian Air Force Carries Out First QRA Shift After 21 Years With The Eurofighter Typhoon

The F-2000s assigned to the 132° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 51° Stormo (Wing) carry out Quick Reaction Alert duties from Istrana Air Base. Some 21 years after the last time it carried out the alert ...
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Danish F-35s Conduct First QRA Mission, Intercept Russian Spy Plane Over Baltic Sea

RDAF F-35s have started supporting the Quick Reaction Alert service intercepting a Russian Il-20 Coot-A over the Baltics. Last week, Royal Danish Air Force F-35A fighter jets were launched for the ...
The National Interest

NATO Is Slowly Becoming the F-35 Fighter Alliance

The Netherlands’ venerable F-16 had been permanently ready for QRA duties since 1981, and the Fighting Falcons were integrated into NATO’s Air Policing arrangement controlled by the Combined Air ...