Iraq
(asked on 10th March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many armed sorties have been carried out by United Kingdom forces, and what ordnance has been released, over Iraq in each of the last three months.
This question was answered on 18th March 2015
The UK has deployed two types of armed aircraft in the operation against ISIL; the Tornado GR4 and the Reaper, Remotely Piloted Air System. The GR4 is armed with Paveway IV Mark 2 and Dual Mode Seeker Brimstone. The Reaper MQ9 is armed with the Hellfire Missile.
GR4 and Reaper Operations in Iraq | ||
Month | Missions Flown | Weapons Released |
December 2014 | 91 | 55 |
January 2015 | 109 | 64 |
February 2015 | 101 | 31 |