UK Royal Air Force To Replace Nimrod SIGINT Aircraft with RC-135s | Aviation International News

UK Royal Air Force To Replace Nimrod SIGINT Aircraft with RC-135s

The UK Royal Air Force flies three Nimrod R.1 versions that are dedicated to SIGINT (signals intelligence).

By Chris Pocock • Defense Correspondent

July 21, 2008

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