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Cobra Warrior 23-1 Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:09 am
by RUNWAY23
Hey do any of yous know the dates for Cobra Warrior?
Thanks
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:20 am
by reaper493
Should be 6th - 24th March for Cw 23-1. Hopefully they get two in this year!
Arrivals look to be 2/3rd March.
Mike
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:51 pm
by RUNWAY23
Thanks reaper, any speculation on what’s coming? I know these things can change last minute
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:56 pm
by tommc
RUNWAY23 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:51 pm
Thanks reaper, any speculation on what’s coming? I know these things can change last minute
Take your pick from the following Word Jumble:
UK
Turkey
Saudi
Finland
Cancelled
Confirmed
Rumoured
India
Sweden
Germany
Italy
etc...........
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:00 pm
by reaper493
Saudi's to Coningsby seems fairly plausible - but this has been the rumour for each CW for the past few years.
Rumoured to be four nations to Waddo - at least one of the nations will bring F-16s.
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:10 pm
by SpilsbyPete
I also heard the Saudi's at Coningsby
The reason was Coningsby would be open on a Sunday
Belgium,Germany Italy and Sweden will be at Waddo
But as we all know Rumours
Could be 2+2=5
Let's see
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:29 pm
by reaper493
Germany, Italy and Sweden have not been mentioned as players this time round in any of the rumors I've heard, so that's a 3rd version!!
Italy almost certainly not coming from fairly official sources this time round.
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 3:27 pm
by BOLLO
I hear the WAVE car park is now closed and poss no sign of it opening up soon ???
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 3:39 pm
by reaper493
Yep - full thread on it further down.
viewtopic.php?t=227056
Will be chaos if it's not open.
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:28 pm
by iain s
SpilsbyPete wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:10 pm
I also heard the Saudi's at Coningsby
The reason was Coningsby would be open on a Sunday
Belgium,Germany Italy and Sweden will be at Waddo
But as we all know Rumours
Could be 2+2=5
Let's see
Oh really?
Yes let's just see
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:07 pm
by FFDspotter
Scramble SIS currently have Cobra Warrior Participants as:
- Waddington:F16s (Blu), JAS39 (Swedish AF), ..... (GAF)
- Coningsby: Typhoon F2/T3 (RSaudiAF)
https://scramble.nl/planning/sis-summar ... lag%2023-1
I'm not sure if this is confirmed or not, but thought it was worth mentioning!
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:42 pm
by reaper493
Yet another version of participants!
Think that's the fourth different one I've seen now
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:52 pm
by FFDspotter
reaper493 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:42 pm
Yet another version of participants!
Think that's the fourth different one I've seen now
Damn was worth a shot. Hoped this would be more similar to what people were expecting
Only a month or so now... you'd think these participant versions would be narrowing down
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 7:07 pm
by AK01
FFDspotter wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:07 pm
Scramble SIS currently have Cobra Warrior Participants as:
- Waddington:F16s (Blu), JAS39 (Swedish AF), ..... (GAF)
- Coningsby: Typhoon F2/T3 (RSaudiAF)
https://scramble.nl/planning/sis-summar ... lag%2023-1
I'm not sure if this is confirmed or not, but thought it was worth mentioning!
This is marked as, and therefore, rumour only. And I think pretty much the same as mentioned above, only Italians aren't mentioned.
Pieter,
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:00 pm
by reaper493
Some NOTAMs appearing.
B0324/23 (Issued for EGTT EGPX) - SWANWICK MILITARY NORTH WILL BE UNABLE TO OFFER AN ATS TO
ANY AIRCRAFT NOT INVOLVED IN EXERCISE COBRA WARRIOR. SQUADRONS
ARE ADVISED TO PLAN AHEAD AND ENGAGE WITH 78SQN PLANS EARLY. 20 22 24 0900-1500,
20 MAR 09:00 2023 UNTIL 24 MAR 15:00 2023. CREATED: 06 FEB 14:08 2023
B0322/23 (Issued for EGTT EGPX) - SWANWICK MILITARY EAST WILL BE UNABLE TO OFFER AN ATS TO ANY
AIRCRAFT NOT INVOLVED IN EXERCISE COBRA WARRIOR. SQUADRONS ARE
ADVISED TO PLAN AHEAD AND ENGAGE WITH 78SQN PLANS EARLY. 20 22 24 0900-1500,
20 MAR 09:00 2023 UNTIL 24 MAR 15:00 2023. CREATED: 06 FEB 14:06 2023
B0237/23 (Issued for EGTT EGPX) - SWANWICK MILITARY EAST AND NORTH WILL BE UNABLE TO OFFER AN ATS
TO ANY ACFT NOT INVOLVED IN EX COBRA WARRIOR. SQUADRONS ARE ADVISED
TO PLAN AHEAD AND ENGAGE WITH 78SQN PLANS EARLY. 10 MAR 09:00 2023 UNTIL 10
MAR 15:00 2023. CREATED: 26 JAN 22:08 2023
B0236/23 (Issued for EGTT EGPX) - SWANWICK MILITARY EAST AND NORTH WILL BE UNABLE TO OFFER AN ATS
TO ANY ACFT NOT INVOLVED IN EX COBRA WARRIOR. SQUADRONS ARE ADVISED
TO PLAN AHEAD AND ENGAGE WITH 78SQN PLANS EARLY. 08 MAR 09:00 2023 UNTIL 08
MAR 15:00 2023. CREATED: 26 JAN 22:07 2023
B0235/23 (Issued for EGTT EGPX) - SWANWICK MILITARY EAST AND NORTH WILL BE UNABLE TO OFFER AN ATS
TO ANY ACFT NOT INVOLVED IN EX COBRA WARRIOR. SQUADRONS ARE ADVISED
TO PLAN AHEAD AND ENGAGE WITH 78SQN PLANS EARLY. 06 MAR 09:00 2023 UNTIL 06
MAR 15:00 2023. CREATED: 26 JAN 22:02 2023
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 11:56 am
by Thor
reaper493 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:00 pm
Some NOTAMs appearing.
...
Reading those, it looks like they're following the usual Mon/Weds/Fri exercise flying days so I'd expect other sorties on the infill weekdays and possibly late afternoons on the Ex ones.
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 1:18 pm
by roughcutter
All speculation, I guess we won't know until "the rubber slaps the tarmac"
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:31 pm
by Thor
roughcutter wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 1:18 pm
All speculation, I guess we won't know until "the rubber slaps the tarmac"
Maybe, maybe not..
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:35 pm
by reaper493
There's a patch image floating round in Facebook - which backs up the rumours!
Turkish F-16s and Kc-135
Belgian F-16
Finnish F-18
Indian Mirage 2000
Will post later unless someone else beats me to it.
Re: Cobra Warrior 23
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:34 pm
by vulcan222
