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.2 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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