Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1

The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1 was a signals intelligence aircraft 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 optimized for anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, and search and rescue, replaced by equipment for the gathering of communications intelligence and electronic intelligence. They were replaced by the Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint.

Users

 * United Kingdom
 * Royal Air Force x 4 (Retired in 2011)
 * No.51 Squadron RAF

Related Development

 * Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
 * British Aerospace Nimrod AEW.3
 * BAe Systems Nimrod MRA.4