The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a retired maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational jet airliner.

The BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 was a planned maritime patrol and attack aircraft intended to replace the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2. The rebuilt aircraft would have extended the operating life of the Nimrod fleet by several decades and significantly improved the aircraft by installing more efficient Rolls-Royce BR700 turbofan jet engines to almost ...

Long-range ASW and maritime patrol aircraft developed from the Comet airliner. Hawker Siddeley HS801 Nimrod XV148 showing the passenger windows retained by the two prototypes. The Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft was an extensive modification of the De Havilland 106 Comet 4.

Mar 25, 2024 · The story of how the BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 became one of the United Kingdom's most significant ever wastes of money. The BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 was meant to be a replacement for the Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2, which first entered service with the RAF in 1969.

On 2 September 2006, a Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Nimrod suffered an in-flight fire and subsequently crashed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing all fourteen crew members on board. The crash, which occurred during a reconnaissance flight, was the biggest single loss of life suffered by the British military since the Falklands War.

The Hawker Nimrod was a British carrier-based single engine fighter which was built in the 1930s by Hawker Aircraft Limited , before their transition to Hawker Siddeley Aircraft in 1935. Originally designed as a private venture, a pair of naval aircraft were created.

In August 2007, the Nimrod MRA4 successfully released a BAE Systems Stingray torpedo for the first time, off the coast of West Wales at the Aberporth range. BAE Systems is the prime contractor for the programme with Boeing of Seattle responsible for the tactical command system.

Nimrod MRA4 offers unrivalled operational effectiveness, incorporating an advanced technical and mission capability and a fully integrated training system and logistics support package.

The BAE Nimrod MRA4 is a next generation maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare jet aircraft. The MRA4 offers the latest in military technology, with an increased range of 8,000km. It can dive up to 1,500ft below the surface and stay submerged for up …

The Nimrod is used in four main roles: Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface-Unit Warfare (ASUW), Intelligence and Communications Support and Search and Rescue (SAR). The operating crew comprises two pilots and a flight engineer, two weapon systems officers (WSO) (tactical and routine), and a WSO who is the sensor and communications ...