Squadrons
Squadrons
6 Squadron
On Monday 6 September 2010, Number 6 Squadron, the first Typhoon squadron in Scotland, officially stood up at Royal Air Force Leuchars. The Typhoon is the RAF’s state of the art multi-role combat aircraft that entered operational service in 2007. The Squadron took over responsibility for providing the northern element of the Quick Reaction Alert force in March 2011, providing aircraft and crews on high alert to scramble and intercept unidentified aircraft approaching UK airspace.