Самолет РЛДН, разведки и управления полем боя Sentinel R1

Антенна РЛС системы ASTOR расположена в массивном подфюзеляжном обтекателе внизу носовой части фюзеляжа.

Дислоцирующиеся на авиабазе Уоддингтон (Линкольншир) Sentinel и E-3 Sentry составляют в британских ВВС флот самолетов, используемых для ведения воздушной разведки и наблюдения.

Making its Waddington debut was this Sentinel R.1, ZJ692, which, along with four other aircraft, will form the complement of 5( AC) Squadron.

Raytheon Sentinel R1 ZJ692 (c/n 9131, ex C-FZWW) has been given a red tail featuring a maple leaf - as depicted on the unit's badge - as part of the celebrations for No.5(AC) Squadron's centenary. The aircraft is shown on July 7, 2013 prior to take-off for its participation in the RAF Waddington International Air Show in Lincolnshire, during which it flew in company with the Rad Arrows aerobatic team. It was painted with the special markings about two weeks prior to its appearance at the airshow held at No.5(AC) Squadron's home station. The unit was formed at Farnborough, Hampshire, on July 26, 1913, flying a variety of types. Although the fives Sentinels are officially due to be withdrawn at the end of 2014, as announced in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), RAF sources are confident that its service career will be extended until the next SDSR in 2015, when a decision will be made on its long-term future.

Red Flag 15-1 involved two first-time participants: Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules and Royal Air Force Sentinel R1s.

Британский самолет-разведчик Sentinel R.1

Seen here during a sortie on May 30, 2007 is Sentinel R.1 ZJ690, the first of the type to enter service with the RAF's 5 (AC) Squadron at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.

Силовая установка Sentinel включает два турбовентиляторных двигателя Rolls-Royce BR710, примененных и на Nimrod MRA.Mk 4.

One of the RAF's five Sentinel R1 aircraft is understood to have been withdrawn from service; the future of the other four aircraft seems set to come to an end in 2021 when the type will be withdrawn from service.

Sentinel R.1s will help add to the overall picture of the battle space by being able to track ground targets as well as provide high resolution imagery at distances of several hundred miles. They will provide a capability similar to the USAF's E-8 J-Stars.

RAF Sentinel R1 ZJ694 from V(AC) Squadron landing at RAF Waddington in the gathering gloom on February 25, 2021 as it returns from the type’s final operational mission before retirement

Sentinel R.1 ZJ691 (c/n 9123), the first to be converted to full ASTOR configuration in the UK, gets airborne from Hawarden Airfield on July 25, 2005 for its first flight.

Наземная станция управления. Британское Минобороны приобрело 8 наземных станций управления, две из которых - станции управления оперативного звена - созданы на базе аэромобильных 20-футовых контейнеров ISO, а в других шести станциях управления тактического звена использованы 10-футовые контейнеры. Каждая станция тактического звена включает до четырех контейнеров, размещенных на шасси армейских автомобилей Steyr Pinzgauer 718K с колесной формулой 6х6.

E-11A 11-9001 landing at Mildenhall on September 3, 2018, showing the various external system fairings.

A BACN-equipped E-11A on the flightline at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, in July 2018

ASTOR (Airborne Stand-off Radar)

Lockheed Martin - teamed with Raytheon, Bombardier and SNC - offered a platform almost identical to the RAF's Sentinel R1.

Sentinel выдает командирам подразделений координаты, направление и скорость движения своих, вражеских и неопознанных подвижных объектов, позволяя лучше планировать действия и более оперативно реагировать на изменение обстановки. На фото - антенна наземной станции управления.

Наземная станция управления.