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The Raytheon Sentinel is a retired airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). While based on the Bombardier Global Express ultra long-range business jet, the prime contractor for the Sentinel was the American defence firm Raytheon, which supplied most of the mission systems and performed the integration work.
The first production Raytheon Sentinel R1 made its maiden flight on 26 May 2004. The ASTOR system officially entered service with the No. 5 (AC) Squadron on 1 December 2008. [31] The fifth and last Sentinel to be delivered to the squadron was ZJ694 in February 2009. [32] Full Operating Capability was achieved at the end of 2010. [33]
A Raytheon Sentinel of the RAF showing its radar pod. Surveillance aircraft are aircraft used for surveillance.They are primarily operated by military forces and government agencies in roles including intelligence gathering, maritime patrol, battlefield and airspace surveillance, observation (e.g. artillery spotting), and law enforcement.
Sentinel was a proposed US Army anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system designed to provide a light layer of protection over the entire United States, able to defend against small ICBM strikes like those expected from China, or accidental launches from the USSR or other states. The system would have seventeen bases, each centered on its Missile ...
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A Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). ISTAR stands for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance.In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather.
Raytheon Sentinel: Canada Jet Battlefield Surveillance 2008 2021 Twin-engined jet monoplane Stinson Sentinel [176] USA Propeller Liaison 1943 1946 Single-engined piston monoplane Boeing Sentry: USA Jet Airborne early warning 1990 2021 Four-engined jet monoplane Avro Shackleton [177] UK Propeller Maritime patrol/AEW/trainer 1951 1991 Four-engined
The programme involved two flight-test Global 6500s, as the 5500 is a simple 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in) shrink. The redesigned wings are built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. [32] By December, the flight-test program was nearly three-quarters complete. [50] By May 2019, 90% of the flight testing was completed by two modified 6000s and one modified 5000 ...