This is the RAF variant of the Anglo-French fighter jet AF.11 Jaguar II.
Initial aircraft here: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/G511vb/AF-11-Jaguar-II
 
It has the RAF continental camo color scheme, RAF roundels and fin flash and it is equipped with 3 x Storm Shadow cruise missiles, JDAM Guided bombs and ASRAAM/AMRAAM AA missiles for the strategic stand-alone strike role.
 
1) CONTROLS
AG1: Centerline under-fuselage pylon Jettison
AG2: Outer wing pylons Jettison
AG3+TRIM DOWN: Nose air-refueling probe operation and refueling light activation
AG4: Drag chute deployment
AG5: Middle wing pylon Jettison
AG6: External Fuel Droptanks Jettison
AG7: Gyro-stabilization activation
AG7+Landing Gear: Ventral Airbrakes deployment
AG7 + VTOL Down: Tail air-breaks activation for STOL operations
AG8:Anti-collision/Navigation/Formation/NVG Lights
VTOL: Flaps operation (Tab-Down for Flaps deployment)
TRIM: Normal operation (Tab-Down for Pitch-Up)
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2) WEAPONS
 
CAUTION POINTS:
-Optimum Attack Velocity: 350-500mph
-Recommended Throttle setting: 30%-45%
-Target SLIGHTLY BELOW AIRCRAFT’S LINE OF SIGHT
-DO NOT fire any weapons with downward movement or excessive sink rate
-IT’S NOT ADVISED TO JETTISON EXTERNAL STORES AT HIGH SPEED (>800mph)
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--- Storm Shadow cruise missile---
--- (Centerline pylon & middle underwing pylons) ---
 
-Select Air-to-Ground target mode
-Select Cleaver type weapon (Automatically engaged)
-Recommended Alt: 7.000-10.000ft
-Acquire target (steady red target box)
-Fire weapon
 
 
--- JDAM GBU-32(V) INS/GPS Guided Bomb ---
--- (Outer underwing pylons) ---
 
-Select Air-to-Ground target mode
-Select Inferno type weapon (Automatically engaged)
-Recommended Alt: 3.000-8.000ft
-Acquire target (steady red target box)
-Fire weapon
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3) T/O INSTRUCTION
-TRIM: FULL DOWN
-THROTTLE: 30%
-Aircraft will rotate automatically at T/O speed (~250mph fully loaded)
-GEAR UP
-TRIM: HALF DOWN
-THROTTLE: Adjust for cruising flight
-TRIM SET for Speed and Altitude
-Continue Flight
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4) LDG INSTRUCTION
-Reduce Airspeed at 300mph and below
-Align with Runway at 1.500 ft Altitude and 2NM distance
-GEAR DOWN
-THROTTLE: 8-12% (depends on weight)
-TRIM: FULL DOWN gradually
-VTOL: FULL DOWN gradually
-Establish reasonable Rate Of Descent
-Airspeed 160-190mph (depends on weight)
-Make corrections using small THROTTLE movements (~1-2%)
-Maintain Attitude 1°-3° Nose Up
-At Touchdown: THROTTLE – 0% AND AG4 for Drag Chute
-When all wheels on ground and airspeed below 150mph - APPLY FULL BRAKES
-If any skidding occurs at touchdown, avtivate AG7 for Gyro-stabilization before applying full braking.
 
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Gyro-stabilization Assisted Landing Approach
(for increased operational weight):
 
-Reduce Airspeed at 300mph and below
-Align with Runway at 1.500 ft Altitude and 2NM distance
-GEAR DOWN
-THROTTLE: 15-20% (depends on weight)
-TRIM: FULL DOWN gradually
-VTOL: FULL DOWN gradually
-AG7: Activate for Gyro-stabilization & ventral airbrakes deployment
-Establish reasonable Rate of Descent
-Make corrections using small THROTTLE movements (~1-2%)
-Maintain Attitude 2°-5° Nose Up
-At Touchdown: THROTTLE – 0% AND AG4 for Drag Chute
-When all wheels on ground and airspeed below 150mph - APPLY FULL BRAKES
 
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It is highly recommended to download and use the Units mod by mushr0om for Rate of Descent indication and other useful info during landing and/or flight.
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Royal Air Force operational background
 
After the initial IOC requirement acceptance of the first AF.11 prototype (marked as XF.11-GR6B) by RAF authorities, the British Government signed the official purchase contract for 80 aircrafts of the latest version. The AF.11 Jaguar II has been designated as the Jaguar II GR.6 in RAF service following the naming procedure of the Tornado GR4 and Harrier II GR7/9 fleet before.
The Jaguar II GR.6 made its combat debut as part of the British contribution to the GCC war effort in Syria and Iraq in early 2018. Several AF.11 Jaguar II’s were deployed to provide precision strike capability, especially during night-time operations supporting the F-29K Jackal aircrafts of the Kuwaiti Air Force and the F-15SA Strike Eagle of RSAAF.
 
Early on in the conflict, the GR.6s targeted military ISIS targets across Iraq and Syria, deploying a mixture of JDAM guided bombs and specialized stand-off munitions such as the Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
Following the initial phase of the war, the GR.6s have been assigned to medium and low-level high-speed strike missions, typical targets for these strikes included munition depots, oil refining facilities and militants training camps. The reconnaissance-equipped Jaguars II GR6Bs continued to operate at both the low-altitude and high-altitude profile throughout the war, the GR6B emerged unscathed despite the inherent danger posed by missions such as conducting pre-attack and battle damage assessment reconnaissance missions. In the war's aftermath, Britain maintained a military presence in the Gulf, around 20 GR.6s were based at Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait for operations over the southern war theatre as part of Operation Sky Sentinel; another half a dozen GR.6s participated in missions over Northern Iraq in Operation Steel Fist.
 
RAF Jaguars II GR.6 were heavily used in the war against ISIS, flying alongside American, French, Kuwaiti and Saudi strike aircraft to rapidly attack key installations. Following an emphasis on minimizing casualties, Jaguars GR.6 of No. 617 Squadron deployed the latest upgraded version of the Storm Shadow precision cruise missile for the first time during the first missions over Northern Iraq.
 
In late 2018, several GR.6s arrived at Akrotiri airbase, Cyprus to replace the Tornados GR4 aircraft deployed there since November 2008. In early summer of 2018, Enhanced Paveway IV+ guided bombs were brought into service on the RAF's Jaguars II, having been previously used in operations by the Tornado fleet.
On 26 September 2018, a Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR) emergency meeting concluded that the RAF would deploy additional Jaguar II GR6s to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus in support of GCC missions against Islamic State militants in the Mount Sinjar region of Iraq. The decision came three days after the United States began conducting air attacks against the Islamic State. GR.6s were pre-positioned to use their advanced surveillance capabilities and data links infrastructure to gather situational awareness to help with war efforts and target designation. On 29 September 2018, three days after Parliament approved of airstrikes against Islamic State forces inside Syria, four Jaguars II conducted their first armed reconnaissance mission over the country, in conjunction with other coalition aircraft, and were cleared to conduct airstrikes if needed with Storm Shadow missiles and JDAM munitions. Britain's first airstrike was conducted the next day, when two Jaguars II hit a heavy weapons post and 6 armored vehicles in the process of supporting Kurdish and Iraq forces in northwest Iraq. By 1 November 2018, a total of 45 RAF Jaguars II had been deployed to Akrotiri airbase and conducted 269 airstrikes against IS targets in Iraq and Syria territory, to combat the growing threat of ISIS. GR.6s continued their bombing and strike missions till the end of year.