Typhoon Aircraft: Deployment

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Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Tabled

28 Aug 2026

Target answer date

2 Sept 2026

Answer

8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 28 Aug 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many launches of the RAF Typhoon Quick Reaction Alert aircraft occurred in 2025.

2. 2 Sept 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 8 Sept 2026

   Answer published

   The number of Quick Reaction Alert launches from either RAF Coningsby or RAF Lossiemouth in each month in 2025 can be found in the table below. Number of days QRA launched each month 2025Jan1Feb0Mar0Apr2May0Jun0Jul0Aug1Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0Total6

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.