No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing RAF

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.

History The wing was formed in 2016 merging several ISR units into a new speciality wing including the Tactical Imagery-Intelligence Wing, the signals intelligence and electronic intelligence No. 54 Signals Unit and imagery analysts from V (AC) Squadron. In 2018, the Reconnaissance, Intelligence and Geographical Centre Northern Ireland (RIGC-NI) of 5 Regiment Army Air Corps was renamed No. 3 ISR Squadron and became part of 1 ISR Wing.

Structure

The current structure of the wing is as follows:

No.1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing Wing Headquarters, at RAF Waddington No. 54 Signals Unit No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron No.2 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron No.3 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron, at Aldergrove Flying Station 54 Signals Unit Engineering Flight, at RAF Waddington and RAF Digby (supporting 54 Signals Unit) ISR Enabling Squadron, at RAF Waddington (supports No.1 ISR Wing)

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