Raptor

RAPTOR (Reconnaissance Airborne Pod TORnado) is a reconnaissance pod used by the Royal Air Force on its fleet of Tornado GR4A and GR4 aircraft. RAPTOR is manufactured by the Goodrich Corporation.

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The RAPTOR contains a DB-110 reconnaissance sensor, an imagery data recording system and an air-to-ground data link system. The sensor is electro-optical and infrared, allowing day or night missions. The data link allows imagery to be exploited almost instantly.

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No. II (AC) Sqn and 13 Sqn are the RAF's 2 specialist Tornado reconnaissance units, but with the RAPTOR pod any GR4 squadron can undertake reconnaissance missions. The RAF has procured eight RAPTOR units and two ground stations. RAPTOR achieved its operational debut during Operation Telic, the UK contribution to the 2003 Iraq War.

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Royal Air Force: The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces....

Goodrich Corporation: The Goodrich Corporation (formerly the B.F. Goodrich Company) , based in Charlotte is an American aerospace manufacturing company. Founded in Akron, Ohio in 1870 as Goodrich, Tew & Co. by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich. The company name was changed to the "B.F. Goodrich Company" in 1880, to BFGoodri...

Operation Telic: Operation Telic is the codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted. A total of 46,000 troops of all the British Services were committed to the operation at its start. At the peak of the campaign, some 26,000 British Army soldiers, 4,000 Roya...

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