Project Airseeker
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Project Airseeker is the Royal Air Force program that introduced and operates RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft to replace the UK’s aging electronic surveillance fleet.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force program
ⓘ
military procurement program ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | Boeing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
electronic surveillance aircraft
ⓘ
signals intelligence aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeIntroduced | RC-135W Rivet Joint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftVariant | RC-135W NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allianceContext | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| base | RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
communications intelligence collection
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electronic intelligence collection ⓘ real-time intelligence support to operations ⓘ |
| cooperationWith | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| customer | UK Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | airborne signals intelligence ⓘ |
| environment | airborne ⓘ |
| fundingAuthority | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Royal Air Force Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
signals intelligence reconnaissance
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strategic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| modernizationGoal | upgrade UK airborne electronic surveillance capabilities ⓘ |
| numberOfAircraft | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| platformBaseAirframe | Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformCrew | aircrew and intelligence specialists ⓘ |
| platformModel | RC-135 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | No. 51 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
introduction of RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft into RAF service
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replacement of aging UK electronic surveillance fleet ⓘ signals intelligence collection ⓘ |
| replacedCapability | airborne electronic surveillance provided by Nimrod R1 ⓘ |
| replaces | Nimrod R1 electronic intelligence aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInUKForces | core airborne SIGINT capability ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 2014 ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| supports |
UK defence intelligence
NERFINISHED
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coalition operations ⓘ |
| surveillanceType |
communications interception
ⓘ
electromagnetic spectrum monitoring ⓘ radar emissions collection ⓘ |
| uses |
secure communications systems
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specialized signals intelligence sensors ⓘ |
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