Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton - Defense News
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton
Britain's Chief of Air Staff
Published: 15 February 2010
Q. Is that the same for SIGINT? What replaces the R1 Nimrods? Rivet Joint?
A. The R1s are staying until 2015, but a number of possible solutions to meet the requirement of Project HELIX to replace the Nimrod R1 capability have been identified. We expect to make a decision shortly. We are looking for a complementary, interoperable and compatible capability to that provided by the R1, and the Rivet Joint option certainly provides that. Discussions are ongoing.