Nimrod MRA4
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The Nimrod MRA4 was a cancelled British maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft program intended to modernize and replace the aging Nimrod fleet with advanced avionics and sensors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nimrod MRA4 canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-submarine warfare aircraft program
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft program ⓘ |
| airframeBasis | re-manufactured Nimrod MR2 fuselage ⓘ |
| armamentCapability |
anti-ship missiles
ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ mines ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| avionics |
advanced mission system
ⓘ
glass cockpit ⓘ |
| cancellationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| cancellationReason |
UK defence budget cuts
ⓘ
cost overruns ⓘ delays ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | flight crew and mission crew ⓘ |
| designationMeaning | Maritime Reconnaissance and Attack Mark 4 ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
ⓘ
Nimrod MR2 ⓘ |
| developmentProblems |
airframe tolerance issues
ⓘ
systems integration difficulties ⓘ |
| engineType |
Rolls-Royce BR710
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan
|
| firstFlight | 2004 ⓘ |
| hardpoints | underwing hardpoints ⓘ |
| intendedMission |
anti-submarine warfare patrols
ⓘ
long-range maritime surveillance ⓘ overland ISR operations ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| intendedToReplace | Nimrod MR2 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | BAE Systems ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 3 development aircraft ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operatorIntended | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| originalOrderQuantity | 21 aircraft ⓘ |
| plannedFleetSize | 9 production aircraft ⓘ |
| programCostIssue | significant cost growth ⓘ |
| programStatus | cancelled ⓘ |
| programType | modernisation and replacement of Nimrod fleet ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ |
| sensor |
acoustic processing system for sonobuoys
ⓘ
electro-optical/infrared turret ⓘ maritime search radar ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPlanned | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| successorOperator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| successorTypeSelected |
Boeing P-8 Poseidon
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing P-8A Poseidon
|
| weaponsBay | internal weapons bay ⓘ |
| wingType | newly designed wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.