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Hawk T1.A in a special 2012 display livery during the Lowestoft Air Festival 2012

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Switzerland Planning To Retire F-5s In 2027

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Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week

Swiss commanders have outlined plans to retire the Northrop F-5 Tiger combat aircraft in 2027, bringing to an end its famous international aerobatic team, the Patrouille Suisse.

As the Swiss Air Force prepares for the arrival of the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in 2028, commanders have concluded that the service has “neither the need, personnel, finances or infrastructure,” to keep the F-5 Tiger fleet in operation during the transition to the F-35, service chiefs declared on March 15.

But the service’s F/A-18 Hornet fleet will continue to operate until 2030 once the F-35 has been introduced.

Commanders have already concluded that the Tigers cannot be used for air policing because of their outdated sensors and armaments. So the 25-strong fleet has been relegated to secondary duties, including target towing, training and aerobatic displays. Tiger operations, officials say, are currently relieving the F/A-18 Hornet fleet of such secondary tasks, extending Hornet life.

The F-5’s retirement will bring an end to the Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team, which has flown the F-5 since 1994, replacing Hawker Hunters.

Officials say they still want to retain a flight demonstration team “to demonstrate the work, capabilities and importance of the Air Force to a wide audience.” But the most sensible solution is to make the existing Swiss Air Force PC-7 display team—flying the Pilatus PC-7 turboprop trainer—the flagship aerobatic team for the service.

Maintaining the Patrouille Suisse’s operation of the F-5 beyond 2027 would demand investments to be made in ejection seats, aircraft avionics and navigation. At least 12 aircraft would need to be kept operational—10 single-seat and two twin-seat aircraft. Officials say such an investment would cost around 9 million Swiss francs ($10.2 million).

The plans will now be discussed with Security Policy Committees in the Swiss Parliament.

The pensioning off of the Patrouille Suisse could mark the beginning of the end for some of Europe’s best-known aerobatic teams, which are reliant on increasingly older aircraft. The Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows fly Hawks that are around 50 years old—the team is the last operator of the BAE Systems T1 model Hawk in the UK. Spain’s Patrulla Aguila team continues to fly the CASA C-101 Aviojet even though the type has been withdrawn from the training role. Italy had planned to introduce Leonardo’s M345 as the mount for the Frecce Tricolori that flies the Aermacchi MB339, but the transition has yet to take place due to the delayed introduction of the M345 into Italian service.

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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FREEWING BAE HAWK T1 a Great Flight with this "RED ARROW" by FGFRC Great little 70mm edf!!

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Red Arrows RIAT 2017 #19 by John Durston Via Flickr: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team the Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford on Saturday 15th July 2017

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Amazing Airshow - Red Arrow British Royal Airforce Finale | Sept. 30,2017

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BAe Hawk T1 XX350 by Duncan Monk Via Flickr: 100th anniversary of 208 Squadron colours

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Red Arrows Hawk by HariesAutoMoto

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Red Arrows by Rob390029 https://flic.kr/p/MkbJvz

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BAe Hawk T1 'XX245' by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: From RAF 208(R)sqn at Valley. Display c/s. msn 312081. Departing RIAT Fairford. 18-7-2011

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𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧: 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, aka the Red Arrows.  Synchronization is a beautiful thing, ain't it?  

To fly in Diamond Nine Formation at 300-500 kts (345-575 mph), with only about 12 to 20 feet of space between each plane, requires a tremendous amount of skill, precision, & talent.  A lot of things must be in perfect order to pull off this stunt, and it's not just up to the 9 men and women sitting in the cockpits.  

For the bigger the object in the sky, the more the weight, which means more inertia, which makes it much harder to maneuver these vehicles so close together in the air.  Thus, the BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft's engine must be manufactured precisely according to the spec of its masterminds at Rolls Royce.  And a team of mechanics must make sure not even so much as nut and bolt is over-tightened, or disaster can ensue.  And the essential ground team of support staff must be in constant communication with the pilots in the sky, continually monitoring plane and pilot integrity, weather conditions, the unforeseen.  

Without question, the more people you can get on board your team, working together towards a common goal, the more powerful everyone becomes.  A strong team with unified purpose represents what any warrior, from any background, in any army, from any country is capable of accomplishing.  

For when everyone is on the same page, working in tandem, we become faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.  

And we become an unstoppable force, a thing of beauty...one heck of a sight to behold.  

"𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨." ~ 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙡 𝙎𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣

"𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝 - 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨." ~ 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝

"𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡." ~ 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙡 "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙢𝙖𝙣" 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙤𝙣, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙩𝙖𝙝 𝙅𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙮 "𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠-𝘼𝙣𝙙-𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙡" 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙨.

𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗣 if you are Warrior who believes "Team Work Makes The Dream Work", even if your crack commando, rag tag team consists of an unorthodox Lieutenant Colonel (Hannibal), smooth talking con man (Face), strong man mechanic with a mohawk (B.A. Baracus), and one self-declared "mentally insane" vet who escaped from a mental institution (Murdock).

👇𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 this to all those in distress and need your help against a larger, corrupt force…"𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢... 𝙞𝙛 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥... 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢... 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙚...𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼-𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢."

"𝙄 𝙖𝙞𝙣'𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣' 𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚! 𝙄'𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙮 𝙈𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙠!" ~ 𝘽.𝘼. 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙨 (𝙈𝙧. 𝙏)

𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 for Daily Inspiration/Wisdom/Strategies from Sun Tzu's "The Art of War".

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𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗧-𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁, 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗴, 𝗲𝘁𝗰.?  𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 & 𝘄𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻!

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One of the Red Arrows T1 Hawks flying over Aldershot today to land at Farnborough Airport (FAB) before setting off for a flying display at Goodwood Festival Of Speed tomorrow. @rafredarrows @royalairforceuk @baesystems @aviationdaily @avaitionaircrafts @avaitioncentral @raf_aviation @aircraft_appreciation @military_aircraft_uk @aircraft @aircraftphoto @aircraft_photos_uk @planephotos #redarrows #rafredarrows #raf #royalairforce #bae #baesystems #baesystemshawk #hawkt1 #aviationphotography #hawk #raftrainer #hawkjet #farnborough #aldershot #planephotos #planespotting #fly #planephotography #aviationphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CfKGe-1tVD-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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BAE Systems Hawk T1

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Red Arrows will fly with Hawk jets for at least another 11 years

The UK Ministry of Defense will invest £695 million in Hawk training jets and the Red Arrows.

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 04/01/2022 - 20:12 in Demonstration Squadrons, Military

The UK Ministry of Defense is investing £695 million over the next 11 years to provide in-service support to the Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawk T2 training aircraft fleet and Hawk T1 jets piloted by the Red Arrows.

This will support hundreds of jobs at the Valley RAF Base in Anglesey, North Wales, which houses a fleet of 28 Hawk T2 jets. These aircraft are a vital training asset to provide rapid jet training for pilots in training and form a key part of the UK Military Flight Training System (UK MFTS).

UK MFTS provides aircraft, synthetics and training devices to train the next generation of frontline crew members of all three Services. After graduation, these pilots will fly on the F-35B Lightning and Typhoon fighters.

“This contract will provide aircraft support to maintain the delivery of pilot training and the Red Arrows in the future. He highlights our commitment to providing the highest quality training and aircraft to future pilots of our Armed Forces," said Jeremy Quin, Minister of Defense Acquisitions.

The Hawk Integrated Support Solution comprises two separate contracts signed by the Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S) procurement arm of the British Ministry of Defense. These contracts will provide support for used Hawk T2 and T1 Hawks aircraft ?? by the RAF stunt team, the Red Arrows.

The Hawk contract with BAE Systems, valued at £590 million, will cover all support elements of the structure of the Hawk T2 aircraft and for the Red Arrows team. This work will ensure that the Hawk aircraft continues as a global ambassador of the United Kingdom.

In addition, a separate £105 million contract for engine support was made with Rolls-Royce.

"This is an important milestone for the UK MFTS and the culmination of many months of hard work by the DE&S team. Through this investment, we will continue to train our pilot students to become the best in the market. The announcement represents excellent news for Anglesey, our workforce, and for sustaining our core business of providing world-class training for our future fighter pilots. The Hawk T2 is a fantastic platform to train our Typhoon and Lightning pilots, preparing them for frontline demands; this level of continuous investment ensures that the UK Defense maintains our military advantage in the contested air environment," said Air Vice Marshal Ellard, Director of Air Combat at DE&S.

The new contract will initially guarantee more than 500 highly qualified jobs for BAE Systems and its maintenance partner Babcock International. They are mainly based on the Valley RAF Base, with a small number of BAE Systems support functions located on its other sites in the UK.

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Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in a specialized aviation magazine in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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BAe HAWK T1 RED ARROW 70MM from FREEWING by Fat Guy Flies RC This BAe Hawk T1 Red Arrow 70mm from Freewing is one amazing, stable edf.

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Red Arrows RIAT 2017 #38 by John Durston Via Flickr: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team the Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford on Saturday 15th July 2017

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Red Arrows to fly over New York with US Display Teams

Red Arrows to fly over New York with US Display Teams #AvGeek #NewYork #RedArrows #AirShow #Aviation #RAFAT

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) ‘The Red Arrows’ are to fly alongside 3 other American display teams to fly over New York on Thursday 22nd August.

The nine iconic red BAe Hawk T1’s will fly with the US Navy (USN) display team, the Blue Angels, FA/18 Hornets, The US Air Force’s (USAF) Thunderbirds F16’s and a pair of F35 Lightning II’s of the F35 Demonstration Team.

The USAF…