| General data: | |
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| Type: Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) | Crew: 13 |
| Min Speed: 200 kt | Max Speed: 520 kt |
| Wingspan: 35.1 m | Height: 9.1 m |
| Length: 38.7 m | Max Payload: 4500 kg |
| Empty Weight: 39000 kg | Max Weight: 73000 kg |
| Operator: Royal Air Force | Commissioned: 1980 |
| Propulsion: 4x Spey RB.168-20 RSp.5-1 Mk.250 |
| Sensors / EW: |
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| Generic Searchlight - Visual Visual, Searchlight Max Range: 0.9 km |
| ARI.18240/1 Yellow Gate - (Nimrod) ESM ELINT Max Range: 926 km |
| AN/ASQ-10A - (Nimrod) MAD MAD Max Range: 1.9 km |
| ARI.5980 Searchwater - (Nimrod) Radar Radar, Surface Search, Long-Range Max Range: 370.4 km |
| Weapons / Loadouts: |
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| AIM-9H Sidewinder -
(1974) Guided Weapon Air Max: 17.6 km. |
| Mk46 LWT Mod 2 -
(1972) Torpedo Subsurface Max: 5.6 km. |
| SSQ-947 Julie Active Range-Only [AN/SSQ-47] -
Sonobuoy |
| SSQ-963A CAMBS III -
(SSQ-62 Stats, 1hr, A-Size) Sonobuoy |
| SSQ-904 Mini-Jezebel LOFAR -
(1982, F-Size, 31/99 Chn, 18/91/137m, 1/4/8hrs) Sonobuoy |
| B57 Multipurpose Sub Bomb [20kT Nuclear] -
(Aerial) Depth Charge Subsurface Max: 0.9 km. |