The conclusion of 12 Squadron's deployment to Dukhan Airbase will see the Qatari and UK governments make a decision on the future of the joint Typhoon unit. (Crown Copyright)

The Qatari and UK governments are to decide if 12 Squadron is to be extended as a joint Eurofighter Typhoon unit after 2023, or if it will revert to being a Royal Air Force (RAF)-only unit.

Having told Janes in 2020 that the unit would become an RAF-only unit following the conclusion of its deployment to protect the FIFA World Cup in Doha, a senior source said on 8 February 2023 that “the possibility of its continued operation as a joint squadron beyond 2023 is under discussion”.

The disclosure came five days after the squadron's eight Typhoons and 160 mixed-national personnel concluded their six-month deployment to Dukhan Airbase on 3 February, returning to its UK base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

The conclusion of 12 Squadron's deployment to Dukhan Airbase will see the Qatari and UK governments make a decision on the future of the joint Typhoon unit. (Crown Copyright)

The Qatari and UK governments are to decide if 12 Squadron is to be extended as a joint Eurofighter Typhoon unit after 2023, or if it will revert to being a Royal Air Force (RAF)-only unit.

Having told Janes in 2020 that the unit would become an RAF-only unit following the conclusion of its deployment to protect the FIFA World Cup in Doha, a senior source said on 8 February 2023 that “the possibility of its continued operation as a joint squadron beyond 2023 is under discussion”.

The disclosure came five days after the squadron's eight Typhoons and 160 mixed-national personnel concluded their six-month deployment to Dukhan Airbase on 3 February, returning to its UK base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

The conclusion of 12 Squadron's deployment to Dukhan Airbase will see the Qatari and UK governments make a decision on the future of the joint Typhoon unit. (Crown Copyright)

The Qatari and UK governments are to decide if 12 Squadron is to be extended as a joint Eurofighter Typhoon unit after 2023, or if it will revert to being a Royal Air Force (RAF)-only unit.

Having told Janes in 2020 that the unit would become an RAF-only unit following the conclusion of its deployment to protect the FIFA World Cup in Doha, a senior source said on 8 February 2023 that “the possibility of its continued operation as a joint squadron beyond 2023 is under discussion”.

The disclosure came five days after the squadron's eight Typhoons and 160 mixed-national personnel concluded their six-month deployment to Dukhan Airbase on 3 February, returning to its UK base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

The conclusion of 12 Squadron's deployment to Dukhan Airbase will see the Qatari and UK governments make a decision on the future of the joint Typhoon unit. (Crown Copyright)

The Qatari and UK governments are to decide if 12 Squadron is to be extended as a joint Eurofighter Typhoon unit after 2023, or if it will revert to being a Royal Air Force (RAF)-only unit.

Having told Janes in 2020 that the unit would become an RAF-only unit following the conclusion of its deployment to protect the FIFA World Cup in Doha, a senior source said on 8 February 2023 that “the possibility of its continued operation as a joint squadron beyond 2023 is under discussion”.

The disclosure came five days after the squadron's eight Typhoons and 160 mixed-national personnel concluded their six-month deployment to Dukhan Airbase on 3 February, returning to its UK base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

The conclusion of 12 Squadron's deployment to Dukhan Airbase will see the Qatari and UK governments make a decision on the future of the joint Typhoon unit. (Crown Copyright)

The Qatari and UK governments are to decide if 12 Squadron is to be extended as a joint Eurofighter Typhoon unit after 2023, or if it will revert to being a Royal Air Force (RAF)-only unit.

Having told Janes in 2020 that the unit would become an RAF-only unit following the conclusion of its deployment to protect the FIFA World Cup in Doha, a senior source said on 8 February 2023 that “the possibility of its continued operation as a joint squadron beyond 2023 is under discussion”.

The disclosure came five days after the squadron's eight Typhoons and 160 mixed-national personnel concluded their six-month deployment to Dukhan Airbase on 3 February, returning to its UK base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

The conclusion of 12 Squadron's deployment to Dukhan Airbase will see the Qatari and UK governments make a decision on the future of the joint Typhoon unit. (Crown Copyright)

The Qatari and UK governments are to decide if 12 Squadron is to be extended as a joint Eurofighter Typhoon unit after 2023, or if it will revert to being a Royal Air Force (RAF)-only unit.

Having told Janes in 2020 that the unit would become an RAF-only unit following the conclusion of its deployment to protect the FIFA World Cup in Doha, a senior source said on 8 February 2023 that “the possibility of its continued operation as a joint squadron beyond 2023 is under discussion”.

The disclosure came five days after the squadron's eight Typhoons and 160 mixed-national personnel concluded their six-month deployment to Dukhan Airbase on 3 February, returning to its UK base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.