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

  • The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is selling its recently retired Sentinel R1 airframes to a consortium, reversing an earlier plan to scrap them for parts.
  • This change in strategy was prompted by an unsolicited bid that offered better value for money for taxpayers than dismantling the aircraft.
  • The Royal Air Force (RAF) retired its fleet of five Sentinel aircraft earlier this year, having determined the airborne surveillance capability was no longer needed.
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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.”

Kimberly Johnson

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