Nimrod MR2

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anti-submarine warfare aircraft maritime patrol aircraft military aircraft

The Nimrod MR2 is a retired British maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed from the de Havilland Comet airliner and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force during the Cold War and beyond.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-submarine warfare aircraft → maritime patrol aircraft → military aircraft →
aircraftConfiguration	low-wing jet →
airframeOrigin	de Havilland Comet 4 →
armament	anti-ship missiles → depth charges → sonobuoys → torpedoes →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
crewSize	12 →
designation	MR2 →
developedFrom	Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR1 → de Havilland Comet →
engineType	Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan →
firstFlightAsVariant	1975 →
hasCapability	electronic intelligence → long-range maritime surveillance → signals intelligence →
hasMAD	tail-mounted magnetic anomaly detector →
hasRadar	search radar in nose radome →
manufacturer	British Aerospace → Hawker Siddeley →
numberOfEngines	4 →
operator	Royal Air Force →
partOfSeries	Hawker Siddeley Nimrod family →
plannedReplacement	Nimrod MRA4 →
primaryRole	anti-submarine warfare → maritime patrol →
replaced	Avro Shackleton →
retirementYear	2010 →
secondaryRole	anti-surface warfare → maritime reconnaissance → search and rescue →
serviceBranch	RAF Air Command → RAF Coastal Command → RAF Strike Command →
serviceEntryYear	1979 →
status	retired →
tailConfiguration	T-tail →
typicalBase	RAF Kinloss → RAF St Mawgan →
usedBy	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
usedDuring	Cold War → Falklands War → Gulf War → Iraq War → War in Afghanistan →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Air Force aircraft designation system →	exampleDesignation
Runway Visitor Park →	exhibits