Nimrod R1
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The Nimrod R1 was a British Royal Air Force signals intelligence and electronic surveillance aircraft derived from the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod maritime patrol platform.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft
ⓘ
signals intelligence aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | jet-powered ⓘ |
| airForceRole | intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | de-navalised Comet airliner design ⓘ |
| armament | none ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nimrod MR1 airframe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod variants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force aircraft ⓘ SIGINT platforms ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | Nimrod MR1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | flight crew plus mission specialists ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-altitude surveillance
ⓘ
long-endurance missions ⓘ |
| electronicSuite | specialised SIGINT equipment ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1974 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1974 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
British Aerospace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawker Siddeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| originProgram | Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | collection of electronic emissions ⓘ |
| primaryUser | No. 51 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registrationPrefix | XW series (RAF serials) ⓘ |
| retired | 2011 ⓘ |
| role |
communications intelligence
ⓘ
electronic intelligence ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryOperator | No. 51 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | RC-135W Rivet Joint (RAF Airseeker) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | No. 51 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Balkans conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cold War ⓘ Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ operations in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electronic support measures
ⓘ
electronic surveillance ⓘ strategic signals intelligence ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing ⓘ |
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