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Well you could pay a homage to its role as an ELINT and COMINT Aircraft and as its going to be based in the Western Europe
WESCINT Mk 1
WESCINT Mk 1
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I have it on good authority that many a Soviet general became a gibbering wreck at the mere mention of the Wiggins Aerodyne in the SF role 
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See following for Rivet and other designations.
U.S. Military Code Names
U.S. Military Code Names
Code Name Listing - R
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See following for Rivet and other designations.
Rivet USAF Headquarters; ELINT/ECM programs
U.S. Military Code Names
Code Name Listing - R
From
Designation-Systems.Net
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If its any consolation the RN seem to have lost the knack of coming up with good names as well. We've had Warspite, Battleaxe, now its HMS Duncan.....Duncan? Why name a ship after an unlamented ancient monarch who was murdered in his bed?
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Mind you they got the Carrier Prince of Wales name correct, especially after the debate over how they should finally put the configuration to bed, a bit like his married life..
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Originally Posted by bingofuel
Were chipmunks not used during the cold war, based in Berlin, where they conducted covert surveillance over the other side of the wall?
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I had a go at a chap from Waddington about the name "Air Seeker". His response was that "Air Seeker" is the name for the whole system including aircraft, ground platforms etc, while the aircraft will retain the name "Rivet Joint" much in the same way as "ASTOR" and "Sentinel". I do not know enough about Air Seeker to know if this is the case, but....... that is what I was told.
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It will still be called Rivet Joint. The project is called Project Airseeker.
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Edit: Always read the previous posts!!
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looks like it is destined for fame
"we're calling it the Spitfire"
"what a rubbish name"-Mitchell.
tell them the Rivet Joint will be known universally as "the bong"
if they stop smoking it they will come up with a decent name.
"we're calling it the Spitfire"
"what a rubbish name"-Mitchell.
tell them the Rivet Joint will be known universally as "the bong"
if they stop smoking it they will come up with a decent name.
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