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An RAF Shadow R1 based at RAF Waddington. RAF Waddington is the RAF's Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) hub, and is home to a fleet of aircraft composed of Shadow R1 and RC-135W Rivet Joint, and is an operating base for the RAF's MQ-9 Reaper. [61]
The Air and Space Warfare Centre (ASWC) is a Royal Air Force research and testing organisation based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire. It has a training branch nearby as a lodger unit of RAF Cranwell and other branches elsewhere, including at RAF High Wycombe, RAF Brize Norton, MoD Boscombe Down, and RAF Odiham. [1]
English: Exterior image of the Air Warfare Centre (AWC), within Thomson Building at RAF Waddington. Based in the Thomson Building at RAF Waddington, 11 other locations throughout the UK and 3 in the United States, the primary mission of the AWC is the provision of accurate, timely and contextual Integrated Mission Support to front line commanders and units.
Waddington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south of Lincoln on the A607 Grantham Road. The village is known for its association with RAF Waddington. At the 2001 Census Waddington had a population of 6,086, [3] increasing to 6,122 at the 2011 census. [4]
RAF Spadeadam is the only electronic warfare tactics facility in Europe used by NATO and British aircrews to practice tactics. It is the largest RAF base by area, at 9,600-acre. [26] RAF St Mawgan: England: Cornwall: Non-flying station with its airfield part now operating as Newquay Airport.
No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (1 ISR Wing) is a wing of the Royal Air Force and is part of the ISTAR Force in No. 1 Group based at RAF Waddington. 1 ISR Wing is responsible for producing intelligence from imagery intelligence and electronic surveillance. [2]
London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...
The RAF Waddington Airshow of 2014 was also widely regarded as a success. Crowds in excess of 135,000 flocked to the base over the two days of the show helping to generate a sum of £260,000 which was in turn donated to Service and local charities. [5] However 2014 was to prove to be the last time an airshow would be staged at RAF Waddington. [6]