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.^[2]

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')

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 Aldergrove Flying Station^[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)