Habu missions
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Habu missions were high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance flights conducted by SR-71 Blackbird aircraft operating out of Okinawa, Japan, during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War military operation
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SR-71 operational deployment ⓘ reconnaissance mission ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeUsed | Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitudeCharacteristic | high-altitude ⓘ |
| associatedSquadron | 1st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedUnit | 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseCodeName | OL-8 (Operating Location 8) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Strategic Air Command
NERFINISHED
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United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
electronic intelligence data
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high-resolution aerial imagery ⓘ |
| endPeriodApproximate | late 1980s ⓘ |
| intelligenceCustomer |
U.S. Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
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U.S. intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalConstraint | typically flown in international airspace ⓘ |
| missionType |
border reconnaissance
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electronic order of battle mapping ⓘ peacetime strategic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | Habu is a venomous pit viper native to Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameUsedBy | local Okinawan population ⓘ |
| nicknameUsedFor | SR-71 Blackbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | SR-71 Blackbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
Kadena Air Base
NERFINISHED
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Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | contested airspace periphery ⓘ |
| operationalSecurityLevel | highly classified ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
photographic intelligence collection
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signals intelligence collection ⓘ strategic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| relatedAircraft | U-2 reconnaissance aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | SR-71 Blackbird program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskMitigation | relied on speed and altitude to avoid interception ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| speedCharacteristic | high-speed ⓘ |
| startPeriodApproximate | late 1960s ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
monitor adversary military activities in Asia-Pacific
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provide early warning and strategic indications ⓘ |
| supportRequirement | KC-135Q tanker support ⓘ |
| targetRegions |
China
NERFINISHED
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North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
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Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| typicalAltitudeClass | above 70,000 feet GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalSpeedClass | Mach 3 class GENERATED ⓘ |
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Habu (Okinawa SR-71 operations)