Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for November 25, 2016 – November 26, 2016
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Report Date

November 26, 2016

Friday 25 November – Tornados attacked a mortar team and a truck-bomb factory in Mosul…RAF and Coalition aircraft continue to support Iraqi forces as they press further into eastern Mosul, as the urban operating environment becomes increasingly congested and challenging. Tornados dealt with a particularly challenging target in eastern Mosul on Friday 25 November – a Daesh mortar hidden in trees next to a busy road. The Tornados used a Brimstone missile, which has a small warhead and a very precise targeting system, to strike the target accurately whilst limiting as far as possible the risk to the passing traffic. The Tornados then hit a second target, using a Paveway IV to destroy a workshop in south-eastern Mosul which was producing truck-bombs.

Report Date

November 26, 2016

Friday 25 November – Tornados attacked a mortar team and a truck-bomb factory in Mosul…RAF and Coalition aircraft continue to support Iraqi forces as they press further into eastern Mosul, as the urban operating environment becomes increasingly congested and challenging. Tornados dealt with a particularly challenging target in eastern Mosul on Friday 25 November – a Daesh mortar hidden in trees next to a busy road. The Tornados used a Brimstone missile, which has a small warhead and a very precise targeting system, to strike the target accurately whilst limiting as far as possible the risk to the passing traffic. The Tornados then hit a second target, using a Paveway IV to destroy a workshop in south-eastern Mosul which was producing truck-bombs.

  • An inspection for corrosion is carried out on the canopy of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, Nov 25th (US Navy)