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More investment in ISTAR plus more opportunities for people to get experience flying and fixing basically a civvy frame and for the sqn to claim some more resource!

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has ordered two additional Shadow reconnaissance aircraft from Raytheon UK, in a move that will grow its fleet to eight examples.

The service also plans to upgrade the fleet’s defensive aids systems to help the aircraft defend themselves while operating in unfriendly airspace, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 3 November. The contract with Raytheon UK is worth £110 million ($151 million).
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This was originally announced years ago, they've just got round to actually doing it!
 
Excuse my ignorance, - and happy to be shot down, but I thought we already had 8 on the books by serial numbers?
 
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