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[[File:Electro Opical Image from RAPTOR Reconnaisance Pod on RAF Tornado Jet of Floods MOD 45157016.jpg|thumb|300px|An image taken by a RAPTOR pod of flooding in the United Kingdom during 2014]] |
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| ⚫ | '''RAPTOR''' ('''Reconnaissance Airborne Pod Tornado''') was a reconnaissance pod used by the [[Royal Air Force]] on its fleet of [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR.4A]] and GR.4 aircraft. RAPTOR was manufactured by the [[Goodrich Corporation]], initially part of [[UTC Aerospace Systems]], but now part of [[Collins Aerospace]]. |
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== DB-110 == |
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DB-110 ('dual-band 110-inch [[focal length]]') was developed as an exportable derivative of the [[Lockheed U-2#U-2R/S details|U-2]]'s ''Senior Year'' Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System (SYERS-2).<ref name="FAS, SYERS" /> It represents a shift for airborne [[tactical reconnaissance]] systems from visible light, daylight-only film-based systems to dual-band day and night digital imaging with real-time downlinking.<ref name="UTC Aerospace, DB-110" /> The DB-110 remains the only comparable LOROP (Long-Range Oblique Photography) pod to have been demonstrated in use on [[tactical aircraft]].<ref name="UTC Aerospace, DB-110" /><ref name="AGI 2008, DB-110" /> |
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DB-110 installations, such as RAPTOR, also include a reconnaissance mission planning system (RMPS). Planned missions produce route cards for a [[pilot's kneeboard]], are downloaded to route planning systems on either the recon aircraft or [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] aircraft and are placed on a [[PCMCIA]] card that is used to load the pod itself with sensor tasking information.<ref name="AGI 2008, DB-110" /> |
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| ⚫ | [[No. 2 Squadron RAF|No. II (AC) Sqn]] and [[No. 13 Squadron RAF|13 Sqn]] |
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== RAF use == |
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[[File:Tornado GR4 with Raptor Reconnaissance Pod MOD 45150905.jpg|thumb|An RAF GR4 equipped with a RAPTOR pod beneath its fuselage in 2007]] |
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| ⚫ | [[No. 2 Squadron RAF|No. II (AC) Sqn]] and [[No. 13 Squadron RAF|13 Sqn]] were the RAF's two specialist Tornado reconnaissance units, but with the RAPTOR pod any GR4 squadron could undertake reconnaissance missions. The RAF procured eight RAPTOR units and two ground stations. RAPTOR achieved its operational debut during [[Operation Telic]], the UK contribution to the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|2003 Iraq War]]. |
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== Other users == |
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RAPTOR was also used on Japanese [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|OP-3C]] maritime reconnaissance aircraft.<ref name="DU, DB-110" /> DB-110 pods have also been supplied for Polish [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]s in 2006<ref name="DU, DB-110" /> and Turkish F-16s in 2013.<ref name="UTC Aerospace, Turkish DB-110" /> Saudi Arabia in 2012 became the tenth country to use the DB-110 and the first for [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15]] carriage.<ref name="MAE, Saudi DB-110" /> |
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== See also == |
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Gatwick, as seen from an RAF Raptor pod at a distance of 26 miles (42km) |
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* [[Optical Bar Camera]] |
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* [[Itek KA-80]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist|colwidth=35em|refs= |
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<ref name="FAS, SYERS" >{{Cite web |
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|title=SENIOR YEAR Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System [SYERS] |
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|website=FAS |
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|url=http://fas.org/irp/program/collect/syers.htm |
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<ref name="Raytheon, DB-110" >{{Cite web |
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|title=The Raytheon DB-110 Sensor: Four Cameras in One Package |
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|author=Ken Riehl |
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|author2=Lawrence A. Maver |
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|author3=Richard G. Sementelli |
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|publisher=Raytheon Systems Company |
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|date=November 1999 |
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|url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA390184.pdf |
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715054051/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA390184 |
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|url-status=live |
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|archive-date=15 July 2015 |
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}}</ref> |
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<ref name="UTC Aerospace, DB-110" >{{Cite web |
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|title=DB-110 Reconnaissance System |
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|publisher=UTC Aerospace Systems |
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|url=http://utcaerospacesystems.com/cap/Documents/isr-db-110-reconnaissance-system.pdf |
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}}</ref> |
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<ref name="AGI 2008, DB-110" >{{Cite conference |
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|title=DB-110 Tactical Reconnaissance Mission Planning System |
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|author=John Myers |
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|conference=Total Access |
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|location=Chicago |
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|date=October 2008 |
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|url=https://www.agi.com/downloads/support/productSupport/literature/pdfs/CaseStudies/Microsoft%20PowerPoint%20-%20agiuc08_up_DB-110%20Tactical%20Recon%20Mission%20Planning%20System_Myers-Goodrich.ppt.pdf |
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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043600/http://www.agi.com/downloads/support/productSupport/literature/pdfs/CaseStudies/Microsoft%20PowerPoint%20-%20agiuc08_up_DB-110%20Tactical%20Recon%20Mission%20Planning%20System_Myers-Goodrich.ppt.pdf |
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|archivedate=2016-03-04 |
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}}</ref> |
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<ref name="DU, DB-110" >{{Cite web |
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|title=DB110 Aerial Reconnaissance Pod |
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|website=Defense Update |
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|date=2005 |
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|url=http://defense-update.com/products/d/db110pod.htm |
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}}</ref> |
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<ref name="UTC Aerospace, Turkish DB-110" >{{Cite web |
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|title=UTC Aerospace to supply DB-110 pods for Turkish F-16 aircraft |
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|website=airforce-technology.com |
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|date=6 March 2013 |
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|url=http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsutc-aerospace-db-110-pods-turkish-f16-aircraft |
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}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=June 2016}} |
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<ref name="MAE, Saudi DB-110" >{{Cite journal |
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|title=Goodrich DB-110 Airborne reconnaissance systems selected by Royal Saudi Air Force |
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|date=12 July 2012 |
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|author=Skyler Frink |
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|journal=Military and Aerospace Electronics |
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|url=http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2012/07/goodrich-db-110-airborne-reconnaissance-systems-selected-by-royal-saudi-air-force.html |
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==External links== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Raptor}} |
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[[Category:Infrared imaging]] |
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[[Category:Military electronics of the United Kingdom]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:03, 15 April 2023
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RAPTOR (Reconnaissance Airborne Pod Tornado) was a reconnaissance pod used by the Royal Air Force on its fleet of Tornado GR.4A and GR.4 aircraft. RAPTOR was manufactured by the Goodrich Corporation, initially part of UTC Aerospace Systems, but now part of Collins Aerospace.
The RAPTOR contained a DB-110 reconnaissance sensor,[1] 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.
DB-110
[edit]DB-110 ('dual-band 110-inch focal length') was developed as an exportable derivative of the U-2's Senior Year Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System (SYERS-2).[2] It represents a shift for airborne tactical reconnaissance systems from visible light, daylight-only film-based systems to dual-band day and night digital imaging with real-time downlinking.[3] The DB-110 remains the only comparable LOROP (Long-Range Oblique Photography) pod to have been demonstrated in use on tactical aircraft.[3][4]
DB-110 installations, such as RAPTOR, also include a reconnaissance mission planning system (RMPS). Planned missions produce route cards for a pilot's kneeboard, are downloaded to route planning systems on either the recon aircraft or AWACS aircraft and are placed on a PCMCIA card that is used to load the pod itself with sensor tasking information.[4]
RAF use
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No. II (AC) Sqn and 13 Sqn were the RAF's two specialist Tornado reconnaissance units, but with the RAPTOR pod any GR4 squadron could undertake reconnaissance missions. The RAF procured eight RAPTOR units and two ground stations. RAPTOR achieved its operational debut during Operation Telic, the UK contribution to the 2003 Iraq War.
Other users
[edit]RAPTOR was also used on Japanese OP-3C maritime reconnaissance aircraft.[5] DB-110 pods have also been supplied for Polish F-16s in 2006[5] and Turkish F-16s in 2013.[6] Saudi Arabia in 2012 became the tenth country to use the DB-110 and the first for F-15 carriage.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ken Riehl; Lawrence A. Maver; Richard G. Sementelli (November 1999). "The Raytheon DB-110 Sensor: Four Cameras in One Package" (PDF). Raytheon Systems Company. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
- ^ "SENIOR YEAR Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System [SYERS]". FAS.
- ^ a b "DB-110 Reconnaissance System" (PDF). UTC Aerospace Systems.
- ^ a b John Myers (October 2008). DB-110 Tactical Reconnaissance Mission Planning System (PDF). Total Access. Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b "DB110 Aerial Reconnaissance Pod". Defense Update. 2005.
- ^ "UTC Aerospace to supply DB-110 pods for Turkish F-16 aircraft". airforce-technology.com. 6 March 2013.
- ^ Skyler Frink (12 July 2012). "Goodrich DB-110 Airborne reconnaissance systems selected by Royal Saudi Air Force". Military and Aerospace Electronics.
