MR2
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MR2 is a variant designation used for the British Royal Air Force’s Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, indicating its second major production and upgrade version.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MR2 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime patrol aircraft variant
ⓘ
military aircraft variant ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | jet-powered maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeUpgradeFrom | Nimrod MR1 ⓘ |
| avionicsUpgradeFrom | Nimrod MR1 ⓘ |
| basedAt | RAF Kinloss ⓘ |
| basedOn | de Havilland Comet airframe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | approximately 12 ⓘ |
| designationMeaning | Maritime Reconnaissance Mark 2 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1980 ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
anti-ship missile carriage
ⓘ
long-range maritime surveillance ⓘ magnetic anomaly detection support ⓘ sonobuoy deployment ⓘ torpedo carriage ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
British Aerospace
ⓘ
Hawker Siddeley ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod family
|
| powerplant |
Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines
|
| precededBy | Nimrod MR1 ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| retired | 2010 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ electronic intelligence gathering ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Royal Air Force Air Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Air Command
RAF Coastal Command ⓘ RAF Strike Command ⓘ |
| status | retired from service ⓘ |
| successor | intended Nimrod MRA4 ⓘ |
| upgradeType | second major production and upgrade version of Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| usedBy |
No. 120 Squadron RAF
ⓘ
No. 201 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 206 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 42 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Cold War maritime patrol operations
ⓘ
Falklands War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ operations in the Middle East ⓘ operations over the Balkans ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.