Raytheon Sentinel R1

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The Raytheon Sentinel R1 is a British airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft equipped with advanced radar and sensor systems to provide real-time intelligence and reconnaissance support.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft
military aircraft
airframeSupplier Bombardier Aerospace
avionics advanced radar and sensor suite
basedOn Bombardier Global Express
conflictParticipatedIn Iraq War
Libyan Civil War (2011)
War in Afghanistan
operations against ISIL
operations in Mali
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 5
crewComposition two pilots and three mission system operators
dataLinkCapability real-time data transmission to ground stations
designedFor long-endurance high-altitude surveillance
engineType turbofan
enteredServiceWith Royal Air Force
firstFlight 2001
hasFeature mission systems operator consoles
secure communications systems
side-looking airborne radar
introduced 2008
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear
manufacturer Raytheon
maximumSpeed approximately 900 km/h
missionType all-weather surveillance
real-time intelligence gathering
reconnaissance support
numberBuilt 5
operator Royal Air Force
powerplant two Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan engines
primaryUser Royal Air Force
programmeFullName Airborne Stand-Off Radar
programmeName ASTOR
radarSystem Raytheon ASARS-2 derivative radar
range over 9,000 km
retiredFromService Royal Air Force
retirementDate 2021
role battlefield management support
battlefield surveillance
ground surveillance
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
target acquisition
serviceBranch Royal Air Force Air Command
serviceCeiling approximately 49,000 ft
uses ground moving target indication radar
synthetic aperture radar

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