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No. XI or 11 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leeming between August 1988 and October 2005.
11 Squadron gained some publicity when it was announced in February 2003 that it was some of their Tornado F3s which were modified to carry the ALARM missile (as EF3s) to widen the F3s capabilities to include SEAD. The logic of this is clear, as Tornado GR4s are required to carry large offensive payloads while in recent conflicts the requirement for air superiority fighters has been limited. If the SEAD burden can be moved to the F3 force (and possibly also laser-designation) the potency of the GR4 force can be increased.
Following the publication of the Future Capabilities study on July 21 2004, XI(F) squadron disbanded in October 2005. The RAF has announced that 11 Sqn will be the second front line squadron to re-equip with the Typhoon but will now be based at RAF Conningsby.
RAF Typhoon squadrons
- No. 3 Squadron - Typhoon F2 squadron - Reformed at RAF Coningsby (Tranche 1) 01 April 2006
- No. 6 Squadron - Current Jaguar GR3 squadron - Reforming at RAF Leuchars (Tranche 2) 2008
- No. 11 Squadron - Reforming at RAF Leeming (Tranche 1) 2007
- No. 17 Squadron - Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit - RAF Coningsby
- No. 29 Squadron - Typhoon Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Coningsby
See also
"No. XI Squadron RAF"