ROYAL AIR FORCE JETS JOIN NATO ALLIES IN LARGE SCALE EXERCISE OVER THE NORTH SEA

September 11, 2020 defenseadmin 0
A Typhoon pilot holds his aircraft whilst waiting for permission to continue from air trafic control. RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft. This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.
A Typhoon pilot holds his aircraft whilst waiting for permission to continue from air trafic control. RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft. This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Typhoon pilot holds his aircraft whilst waiting for permission to continue from air trafic control.

RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.

This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

Royal Air Force Typhoons parked at Kinloss Barracks in Scotlnd. RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft. This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.
Royal Air Force Typhoons parked at Kinloss Barracks in Scotlnd.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

Four Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft are parked at their temporary home of Kinloss Barracks whilst the RAF Losiiemouth, home of the Typhoon in Scotland is resurfaced.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon pilot performs pre flight checks around his aircraft. Part of these checks is to check the engine exhaust.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon pilot makes his way up the steps to the aircraft whilst the ground crew start preparing the aircraft for flight and have remove all the remove before flight pins from the aircraft.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A RAF Typhoon pilot starts to strap in to the aircraft with the help of a ground crew member whilst the aircraft is connected to the ground support equipment (GSE). The GSE feedd power to the aircraft as they sit on their temporary home of Kinloss Barracks in Scotland.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royals Air Force Typhoon prepares to start at Kinloss Barracks to play an “enemy” force during Exercise Point Blank.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon prepares to start at Kinloss Barracks during Exercise Point Blank.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon taxi’s out under the guidance of a ground crew member during Exercise Point blank.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon taxi’s past the line of parked aircraft heading for the runway during Exercise Point Blank.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon departs Kinloss Barracks and heads to join Exercise Point Blank.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon Taxi’s out during Exercise Point Blank.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Typhoon pilot holds his aircraft whilst waiting for permission to continue from air trafic control.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

The space age helmet of a Royal Air Force Typhoon pilot.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

The tail of a Royal Air Force Typhoon displaying the NATO badge during Exercise Point Blank.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

The NATO badge from a Royal Air Force Typhoon is displayed on the tail of ZK333 along with the wingtip pod.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon pilot looks down the taxi way as he waits for clearance from air traffic control.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon departs Kinloss Barracks and heads to join Exercise Point Blank.
RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take off to take part in Ex Point Blank over the North Sea. The Typhoons are providing the “enemy”, for this exercise which is an important role that adds a significant challenge to the other exercising aircraft.
This exercise will see over 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducting a complex air exercise over the North Sea.

A United States Marine Corps F35B takes off from RAF Marham on 10/09/2020 for the start of Exercise Point Blank.
Aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises over the North Sea.
The exercise known as Exercise Point Blank is a regular quarterly exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force based in the UK, but for this exercise both RAF and USMC F-35Bs are taking part as the first step in their work up training ready to deploy on HMS Queen Elizabeth.

An 617 Squadron F35B takes off from RAF Marham on 10/09/2020 for the start of Exercise Point Blank.
Aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises over the North Sea.
The exercise known as Exercise Point Blank is a regular quarterly exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force based in the UK, but for this exercise both RAF and USMC F-35Bs are taking part as the first step in their work up training ready to deploy on HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Two United States Marine Corps F35B aircraft come in to the circuit at RAF Marham on 10/09/2020 after returning from the first sortie for Exercise Point Blank.
Aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises over the North Sea.
The exercise known as Exercise Point Blank is a regular quarterly exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force based in the UK, but for this exercise both RAF and USMC F-35Bs are taking part as the first step in their work up training ready to deploy on HMS Queen Elizabeth.

A United States Marine Corps F35B lands at RAF Marham on 10/09/2020 after returning from the first sortie for Exercise Point Blank.
Aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises over the North Sea.
The exercise known as Exercise Point Blank is a regular quarterly exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force based in the UK, but for this exercise both RAF and USMC F-35Bs are taking part as the first step in their work up training ready to deploy on HMS Queen Elizabeth.

A United States Marine Corps F35B takes off from RAF Marham on 10/09/2020 for the start of Exercise Point Blank.
Aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises over the North Sea.
The exercise known as Exercise Point Blank is a regular quarterly exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force based in the UK, but for this exercise both RAF and USMC F-35Bs are taking part as the first step in their work up training ready to deploy on HMS Queen Elizabeth.

A 617 Squadron F35B taxis for take off on 10/09/2020 for Exercise Point Blank.
Aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises over the North Sea.
The exercise known as Exercise Point Blank is a regular quarterly exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force based in the UK, but for this exercise both RAF and USMC F-35Bs are taking part as the first step in their work up training ready to deploy on HMS Queen Elizabeth.

A United States Marine Corps F35B completes a vertical landing at RAF Marham on 10/09/2020.
Aircraft from the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises over the North Sea.
The exercise known as Exercise Point Blank is a regular quarterly exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force based in the UK, but for this exercise both RAF and USMC F-35Bs are taking part as the first step in their work up training ready to deploy on HMS Queen Elizabeth.

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