Britain’s RoyaL Air RAF, Force will send three warplanes to help
locate the Nigerian schoolgirls taken by an Islamist terror group, the
force has reported.
Four months ago, Boko Haram, abducted more than 200 schoolgirls
from the village of Chibok and they remain missing.
The report culled from Daily Mail, yesterday, said that three RAF
Tornado GR4s outfitted with surveillance equipment are being
deployed to Nigeria to fly reconnaissance missions over the region the
group is known to operate in.
A Government source told The Times that the fighter bombers will
help the Nigerian authorities by tracking the movements of Boko
Haram militants.
According to the report, the mission is dependent on a nearby nation
giving them permission to use a runway.
“The UK continues to work with the U.S., France, Nigeria, its
neighbours and international partners to provide advice and
assistance to the Nigerian Government,” the report stated.
‘Together with our allies we have provided continuous surveillance
support to the Nigerian authorities, including satellite imagery. We
are still in discussion with partners on the deployment of further
surveillance capability.’
The RAPTOR pod, substituted in place of weaponry, is one of the most
advanced reconnaissance sensors in the world and greatly increases
the effectiveness of the aircraft in the reconnaissance role.
Its introduction into service gave the GR4 the ability to transmit real-
time, Long Range Oblique for military effectiveness.

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