Nimrod AEW3
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The Nimrod AEW3 was a British airborne early warning and control aircraft project based on the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod airframe, intended to replace the Royal Air Force’s aging radar surveillance fleet before its eventual cancellation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne early warning and control aircraft project
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military aircraft project ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftType | jet-powered aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | de Havilland Comet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| avionicsSupplier | GEC-Marconi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplementIntended | flight crew and mission specialists ⓘ |
| designFeature |
fore-and-aft radar antenna configuration
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large ventral radome removed from Nimrod MR1/MR2 design ⓘ |
| developer |
British Aerospace
NERFINISHED
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GEC-Marconi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | four underwing-mounted turbofan engines ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredOperationalService | no ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1979 ⓘ |
| fuselageModification |
extended forward fuselage for radar and avionics
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tail fairing for rear radar antenna ⓘ |
| intendedRadarSupplier | GEC-Marconi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedToReplace | Avro Shackleton AEW.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | British Aerospace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the most expensive cancelled British defence projects ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 11 ⓘ |
| operatorIntended | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
control of interceptor aircraft
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long-range airspace surveillance ⓘ |
| programmeCostOverruns | yes ⓘ |
| programmeStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| programmeType | national AEW system development ⓘ |
| radarLocation | fuselage nose and tail fairings ⓘ |
| radarTypeIntended | pulse-Doppler radar ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
cost escalation
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inability to meet operational requirements ⓘ persistent technical failures ⓘ |
| role |
airborne early warning
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airborne surveillance ⓘ |
| serviceBranchIntended | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| successorOperator | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorProgramme | Boeing E-3 Sentry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technicalProblems |
electromagnetic interference issues
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serious radar integration issues ⓘ software reliability problems ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force (trials only) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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