{"id":142068,"date":"2023-09-24T10:10:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=142068"},"modified":"2023-09-24T10:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:10:17","slug":"typhoon-jets-take-off-from-road-to-test-if-they-can-outmanoeuvre-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/world-news\/typhoon-jets-take-off-from-road-to-test-if-they-can-outmanoeuvre-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Typhoon jets take off from road to test if they can outmanoeuvre enemy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Typhoon fighter jets take off from single lane road in drill to test if they can outmanoeuvre the enemy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Russian aggression&#8217; shows need for aircraft to be &#8216;unpredictable&#8217;, the RAF said\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RAF Typhoon fighter jets have taken off from a regular road in a drill to test if they can outmanoeuvre the enemy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two frontline jets took off and landed on the single lane road in Tervo, Finland, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The strip is usually used for normal road traffic but had been designed for an emergency landing to sustain aircraft activity.<\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Putin declaring war on Ukraine in a show of &#8216;Russian aggression&#8217; in Eastern Europe was one of the reasons given for the test as it shows the &#8216;need to be able to disperse our aircraft and be more unpredictable&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The RAF is currently focusing on ways to outmanoeuvre an adversary, to survive an attack, disperse to remote locations and continue operating with minimal support.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777061-12554651-image-a-5_1695547786557.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Two frontline jets took off and landed on the single lane road in Tervo, Finland. The Typhoons were operating out of Rissala Air Base and Tervo Road Base<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777063-12554651-image-a-4_1695547782925.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The strip is usually used for normal road traffic but had been designed for an emergency landing to sustain aircraft activity<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0The number of RAF combat aircraft is so low they would be wiped out by &#8216;attrition&#8217; if Britain went to war with Putin<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time RAF jets have flown during the Finnish Air Force&#8217;s annual flying training, Exercise Baana.<\/p>\n<p>The Officer Commanding of 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron was one of the two pilots to take part.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;This is an opportunity to work with one of our newest NATO\u00a0partners on an exercise in Agile Combat Employment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Finnish have worked hard for decades on disparate operations should they be attacked and need to disperse their aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Once we landed on the strip we stopped to refuel before taking off again, I couldn&#8217;t help but look around and think &#8220;I am sitting in a jet on a road in the middle of a forest in Finland&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That was pretty crazy and definitely a first.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The second pilot, Jim, declared it as\u00a0&#8216;a great step forward for RAF Typhoon capability&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777051-12554651-image-a-7_1695547841019.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A small number of RAF personnel were on the ground to refuel and maintain the aircraft to ensure they could continue operating<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777059-12554651-Vladimir_Putin_declaring_war_on_Ukraine_in_a_show_of_Russian_agg-a-29_1695548492836.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Putin declaring war on Ukraine in a show of &#8216;Russian aggression&#8217; in Eastern Europe was one of the reasons given for the test<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777055-12554651-image-a-9_1695547850928.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Officer Commanding of 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron was one of the two pilots to take part. He said: &#8216;I couldn&#8217;t help but look around and think &#8220;I am sitting in a jet on a road in the middle of a forest in Finland&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777057-12554651-image-a-10_1695547882081.jpg\" height=\"732\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The RAF is currently focusing on ways to outmanoeuvre an adversary, to survive an attack, disperse to remote locations and continue operating with minimal support<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777053-12554651-image-a-11_1695547885558.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was the first time RAF jets have flown during the Finnish Air Force&#8217;s annual flying training, Exercise Baana.\u00a0The Norwegian Air Force was also taking part for the first time<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What is great about this is it a novel way of employing the jet, improving our survivability against modern threats and operating from dispersed locations, and also doing that while working closely with our allies who are absolutely critical to future operations,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian Air Force was also taking part for the first time, and tested its F-35A Lightning aircraft, a 5th generation fighter jet also operated by the UK and 15 other allied countries.<\/p>\n<p>The RAF Typhoons were operating out of Rissala Air Base and Tervo Road Base for these trials.<\/p>\n<p>UK defence attache in Finland wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: &#8216;First ever RAF Typhoon operating from a Finnish road strip. Thanks to Karelia Air Command for sharing your expertise. RAF Agile Combat Employment in action.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12554651\/Typhoon-fighter-jets-single-lane-road-drill-test-outmanoeuvre-enemy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typhoon fighter jets take off from single lane road in drill to test if they can outmanoeuvre the enemy &#8216;Russian&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Typhoon jets take off from road to test if they can outmanoeuvre enemy - The Projects World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/world-news\/typhoon-jets-take-off-from-road-to-test-if-they-can-outmanoeuvre-enemy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Typhoon jets take off from road to test if they can outmanoeuvre enemy - 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