Nimrod R1 replacement contract this month

[Stratofreighter]

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DATE:13/01/10

SOURCE:Flight International

UK set to seal Nimrod replacement deal

By Craig Hoyle

The UK Ministry of Defence will sign a contract within the next few weeks to replace its British Aerospace Nimrod R1 electronic intelligence aircraft, having deemed the capability an essential element of its future military equipment inventory.

Once finalised, the deal will advance the planned acquisition of three stored Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint airframes from the US government. These will be modified for operational use by L-3 Communications Integrated Systems in the USA.

Confirming that a previous proposal to modify BAE Systems' three development examples of the Royal Air Force's new-generation Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft has been rejected, a senior military source says the Rivet Joint contract will be signed "within weeks".

[K-9]

Are there stored RC-135's in the US ?

[HarrierListUK]

Think these will be hand picked airframes from the KC-135 fleet and these will be converted to RC-135's

[Stafsels]

Or old EC-135/OC-135 variant aircraft

Greetings,

Henk

[Canberra TT.18]

Think these will be hand picked airframes from the KC-135 fleet and these will be converted to RC-135's

Or old EC-135/OC-135 variant aircraft

Greetings,Henk

Hi,

News is a bit old. Months ago there was also talks about possible buy of 3 KC-135R to be converted to RC-135versionsX?

Somewhere I have even seen 3 serials of FY 64 KC-135R. Some of the last build Statotankers.
Can't find the news/message it anymore.


Pieter