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<p>It is difficult to correlate the number of sorties and weapon types utilised as
one sortie can often constitute multiple weapons releases, possibly of different munition
types. The following table details the total number of sorties, and those with weapons
released, as of 25 August 2016. All UK strikes, in support of the Coalition, are undertaken
as part of a rigorous targeting process, which assesses the situation before, during
and after a strike to ensure adherence to the Law of Armed Conflict. It should be
noted that frequently sorties will be flown in Syria with weapons released that may
also have had weapons released in Iraq.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Aircraft</del></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial">Sorties Flown</del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del
class="ministerial">Sorties Flown with Weapons Released</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Iraq</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Syria<sup>[1]</sup></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Iraq</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Syria</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Typhoon</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">859</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">82</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">303</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">13</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Tornado</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2,370</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">298</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">506</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">37</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Reaper</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,503</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">547</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">234</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">29</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> Aircraft</ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial">Sorties
Flown</ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial">Sorties Flown with
Weapons Released</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Iraq</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Syria<sup>[1]</sup></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Iraq</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Syria</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">
Typhoon</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">859</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">82</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">303</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">13</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Tornado</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2,370</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">298</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">506</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">37</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> Reaper</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,503</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">547</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">234</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">29</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sorties can be
conducted without weapons releases for multiple reasons, varying from the provision
of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in order to support forces on the
ground, to development of future striking opportunities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
number of each weapon type released is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft</p></td><td><p>Weapon
Type Released</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Location of Release</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FGR4
Typhoon</p></td><td><p>Paveway<sup>[2]</sup></p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GR4
Tornado</p></td><td><p>DMS Brimstone</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GR4
Tornado</p></td><td><p>Paveway<sup>[2]</sup></p></td><td><p>685</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MQ9
Reaper</p></td><td><p>Hellfire</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><sup>[1]</sup> All Syrian sorties will have originated in Iraqi airspace.</p><p><sup>[2]</sup>
Includes all variants of Paveway munitions.</p>
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