RAPTORS

n. predatory bird, bird that hunts other creatures for food

RAPTOR (Reconnaissance Airborne Pod TORnado) is a reconnaissance pod used by the Royal Air Force on its fleet of Tornado GR.4A and GR.4 aircraft. RAPTOR is manufactured by the Goodrich Corporation.The RAPTOR contains a DB-110 reconnaissance sensor, an imagery data recording system and an air-to-ground data link system. The sensor is electro-optical and infrared, allowing day or night missions. The data link allows imagery to be exploited almost instantly.No. II (AC) Sqn and 13 Sqn are the RAF's 2 specialist Tornado reconnaissance units, but with the RAPTOR pod any GR4 squadron can undertake reconnaissance missions. The RAF has procured eight RAPTOR units and two ground stations. RAPTOR achieved its operational debut during Operation Telic, the UK contribution to the 2003 Iraq War.
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Raptor can refer to: In science:Bird of prey, also known as a raptor, a type of diurnal bird often characterized by a hooked beak, sharp talons, and keen eyesight.An informal term to refer to certain dinosaurs, most notably the DromaeosauridaeVelociraptor, a genus of turkey-sized dinosaurs whose name was popularized by the film Jurassic ParkDeinonychus, a genus of dinosaurs upon which the Jurassic Park "velociraptor" was basedUtahraptor, the largest known member of the DromaeosauridaeSome other theropods can also be called "raptor"Oviraptorosaurians, such as the Oviraptor and the Gigantoraptorsome primitive birds, such as the Shenzhouraptorthe dinosaur Megaraptor was once thought to be the largest dromaeosaur ever found, but is now known to be a carnosaurRapid Telescope for Optical Response, or RAPTOR, an instrument used to detect and follow up on celestial optical transients
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Noun
1. any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
(synonym) bird of prey, raptorial bird
(hypernym) bird
(hyponym) Accipitriformes, order Accipitriformes

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