Rivet Joint
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Project Helix will provide a rapidly deployable airborne electronic surveillance
capability, against an evolving and increasingly complex target set up to
2025. The capability will support operations where it will collect, analyse,
fuse and disseminate a coherent and readily interpretable electronic
surveillance picture in support of national, joint and coalition operations.
This information will support targeting and combat identification.
capability, against an evolving and increasingly complex target set up to
2025. The capability will support operations where it will collect, analyse,
fuse and disseminate a coherent and readily interpretable electronic
surveillance picture in support of national, joint and coalition operations.
This information will support targeting and combat identification.
The original concept of the Project was for the procurement of
a modern mission system to fit into existing Nimrod R1 aircraft,
together with ground analysis facilities, training facilities and a
support solution to the planned Out of Service Date of 2025.
The procurement strategy to realise this concept was selection of
a preferred bidder by a competitive and phased‐down selection
process. Following a submission to the Defence Board by
Nimrod IPTL and the Director of Equipment Capability (ISTAR),
the Investment Approvals Board directed in 2008 that an
additional option focused on the US Rivet Joint system should be
considered. This was included in the Main Gate business case.
a modern mission system to fit into existing Nimrod R1 aircraft,
together with ground analysis facilities, training facilities and a
support solution to the planned Out of Service Date of 2025.
The procurement strategy to realise this concept was selection of
a preferred bidder by a competitive and phased‐down selection
process. Following a submission to the Defence Board by
Nimrod IPTL and the Director of Equipment Capability (ISTAR),
the Investment Approvals Board directed in 2008 that an
additional option focused on the US Rivet Joint system should be
considered. This was included in the Main Gate business case.
Of course one could just see what the MoD says about it here
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Got to admit, it's not a bad overview for general public consumption. Not exactly what I would call a statement of requirement, but it would probably satisfies Sir George's curiosity. Pity you didn't direct him to that site in the first place.
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Call me a bluff old traditionalist, but surely the whole RJ media piece is a prime example of the difference between being cleared to know and needing to know?
I was always told that it was far more sporting to let your oponents find things out for themselves rather than simply handing the info to them on a plate.
I was always told that it was far more sporting to let your oponents find things out for themselves rather than simply handing the info to them on a plate.
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iRaven stated: "These were the last 3 KC-135As off the production line, all 1964 models, 64-14827, 64-14828, and 64-14829."
Not quite so. The last three KC-135s off the line were 64-14838, '839, and '840. Serial number 64-14827 was an AGM-45A Shrike.
(PS: How does quoting a previous post work on this forum? I can't find a way to do it)
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Not quite so. The last three KC-135s off the line were 64-14838, '839, and '840. Serial number 64-14827 was an AGM-45A Shrike.
(PS: How does quoting a previous post work on this forum? I can't find a way to do it)
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How does quoting a previous post work on this forum? I can't find a way to do it
Bulldog XX666 was also written off in an accident. This was at RAF Leuchars on 5 Mar 1999; both crew members suffered major injury......
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But as any one who watches QI will know the number 666 is probably a mistranslation of the book of revelations and the number should really be 616 if you believe that sort of nonsense
