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<br /><br /><p>Hellfire missiles are used by RAF Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems
and Army Air Corps Apache helicopters.</p><p>For the Reaper Force, the Air Vehicles
have been continuously deployed on Operations over the requested timescale. Consequently,
there have been no missile rounds fired in Training from RAF Reaper. The following
table details Hellfire missile firings from RAF Reaper on Operations in Afghanistan
<br>(2008-14) Iraq (2014-15) and Syria (2015).</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year
(Jan-Dec)</p></td><td><p>UK Reaper Hellfire rounds fired on Operations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br
/><p>For the Apache Force the following table details Hellfire missile rounds fired
by Financial Year from Apache Helicopters in Training.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year
(Jan-Dec)</p></td><td><p>UK Apache Hellfire consumption in Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr
07 - Mar 08</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 08 - Mar 09</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr
09 - Mar 10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 10 - Apr 11</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr
11 - Mar 12</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 12 - Mar 13</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr
13 - Mar 14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 14 - Mar 15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br
/><p>The Apache Force have fired a total 1578 Hellfire missiles on Operations in Afghanistan
(FY 07-08 to 14-15) and Libya (FY11-12). However, the nature of the records held means
that this total number cannot be accurately broken down by Financial Year.</p><br
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