An RAF Boeing E-3D Sentry has joined UK operations against ISIL, the MoD has confirmed. The Sentry, from 8 Sqn, deployed to RAF Akrotiri on January 27. France has also bolstered its commitment, sending the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, to the Middle East. France has already deployed nine Dassault Rafales and six Dassault Mirage 2000Ds to the region.
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