British MOD To Sell Off Sentinel R1 Airframes

UK military officials are selling off Royal Air Force Sentinel R1 airframes, reversing previous plans to scrap the surveillance aircraft for parts.

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 04:37 PM ET

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A Sentinel R1 aircraft of No 5 (Army Cooperation) Squadron based at RAF Waddington. Courtesy: UK MOD

Key Takeaways:

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has reversed its decision to scrap the Royal Air Force's (RAF) retired Sentinel R1 airframes and will now sell them to a consortium.
This change in plans was prompted by an unsolicited bid that offered better value for money for the taxpayer than the original intention of dismantling the aircraft for parts.
The RAF retired its fleet of five Sentinel aircraft earlier this year, initially planning to sell components after two potential government sales failed to materialize.

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The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) is selling off Sentinel R1 airframes, reversing previous plans to scrap the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) recently retired airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft for parts.

“The UK MOD has signed a sales agreement to deliver Sentinel airframes to a consortium,” a MOD spokesperson confirmed to FLYING in an email. “Details of the agreement are commercially sensitive.”