No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing RAF

No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing
Active	1 April 2016–present[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Size	Wing
Part of	ISTAR Force No. 1 Group
Wing HQ	RAF Waddington
Motto(s)	Oculi Propter Ungues (Latin for 'The Eyes Guide the Talons')

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.^[2]

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.^[1][2][3] 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.^[2][4]

Structure

Graphic of the Royal Air Force's No. 1 ISR Wing structure.

The current structure of the wing is as follows:^[5]

• 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 Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove^[2]
    • 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)

References

1. Bissett, Sqn Ldr Keith, ed. (2017). "Formation of 1 ISR Wing" (PDF). INSIGHT - The magazine of RAF Waddington. No. 1. Kettering: Lance Print Ltd. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017.
2. Haley, Sqn Ldr Sam, ed. (Summer 2021). "1 ISR Wing Fifth Anniversary" (PDF). INSIGHT - The magazine of RAF Waddington. Kettering: Lance Print Ltd. p. 7. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
3. Ripley, Tim (2017). "ISTAR firmament: the future of the RAF's combat air reconnaissance assets" (PDF). Jane's. IHS. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2017.
4. Merritt, Flt Lt; Wright, Flt Lt. "A Brief History and Update for the Reconnaissance Intelligence and Geographic Centre (Northern Ireland)". The Institution of Royal Engineers. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.
5. "RAF Waddington". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 14 January 2022.