The Avro Vulcan is a British four engine jet bomber that entered Royal Air Force service in 1956, recognizable for its large delta wing and built as one of three V bombers developed to carry Britain's nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. Its best known combat use came in the 1982 Falklands War, when Vulcans flew the long range Black Buck bombing raids against Argentine positions, among the longest ranged bombing missions in history to that point.
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SignificanceBackbone of the United Kingdom's Cold War airborne nuclear deterrent as one of the three V bombers, and flew the long range Black Buck raids against Argentine positions in the 1982 Falklands War. 1 Engine Class FAQs
How did the Avro Vulcan protect itself without defensive weapons?
It relied on speed and altitude at first, then electronic countermeasures and low-level flying.
The Avro Vulcan carried no defensive weaponry. At first it relied on high-speed, high-altitude flight to evade interception. Electronic countermeasures were fitted to the B.1, which became the B.1A, and to the B.2 from around 1960, and a change to low-level tactics came in the mid-1960s.
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Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company (Avro) designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46.
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As a part of the V-force, the Vulcan was the backbone of the United Kingdom's airborne nuclear deterrent during much of the Cold War.
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The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered, delta-wing, high-altitude strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984.
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