Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1

Nimrod R1
Nimrod R1 landing
General information
RoleSignals intelligence
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerHawker Siddeley
StatusRetired
Number built4
History
Introduction dateMay 1974
First flight21 October 1973
RetiredJune 2011
Developed fromHawker Siddeley Nimrod
Nimrod R1 alongside a Sentry AEW1 - in 1995, the Nimrods were transferred to RAF Waddington alongside the RAF's Sentry fleet
The salvaged cockpit of XW666

The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1 is a signals intelligence (reconnaissance) aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Air Force. The aircraft was a conversion of the existing Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, with all of the electronic equipment and armament optimised for anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, and search and rescue, replaced by equipment for the gathering of communications intelligence and electronic intelligence.[1]

  1. ^ "Nimrod R1". RAF. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.