RAF Troodos
Troodos Station | |
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Part of British Forces Cyprus | |
Troodos Mountains in Cyprus | |
Coordinates | 34°54′46″N 032°53′02″E / 34.91278°N 32.88389°E |
Type | Signals intelligence gathering and radar station |
Area | 50 hectares |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Joint Forces Command |
Controlled by | British Forces Cyprus |
Site history | |
Built | 1878 |
In use | 1878–present |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Golf Section, Joint Service Signal Unit (Cyprus) |
Troödos Station, formerly Royal Air Force Troödos, is a retained British
Troödos Station is a remote Signals Station operated by personnel from Golf Section, Joint Service Signal Unit (Cyprus). The station parents the Mount Olympus radar site, operated by a small contingent of RAF personnel.[1]
The station is based deep within the
History
Troödos Station is the oldest remaining British military base in Cyprus, dating from 1878. Initially it was used as a cool summer field hospital for troops from the Egyptian Campaign. British Army and Government officials also used it as a summer retreat.[2]
Current use
Declassified documents show that RAF Troödos intercepted satellite communications for the
The British National Space Centre Starbrook wide-field telescope has been here since 2006. It can detect orbiting objects from 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) in size.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Newton, Simon (18 January 2019). "Snow In Cyprus: Why Personnel Are Based On The Island's Highest Mountain". Forces Network. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "British forces overseas posting: Troodos, Cyprus". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "GCHQ worked hard to maintain presence on Cyprus after independence". Gloucestershire Echo. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015.
- ^ Iain Thomson (29 January 2016). "Israeli drones and jet signals slurped by UK and US SIGINT teams". The Register. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Spies in the sky, by Cora Currier and Henrik Moltke, The Intercept_, 29 January 2016
- ^ Heiner Klinkrad; et al. (February 2008). "Europe's Eyes on the Skies". ESA Bulletin 133. European Space Agency. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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