RAF Menwith Hill

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:accessibleBy restricted
gptkbp:codename gptkb:EGMH
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:features high security
gptkbp:governedBy UK-US agreements
gptkbp:hasFeature satellite dishes
radomes
gptkbp:hasPerimeter fenced
gptkbp:hasWebsite https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-menwith-hill/
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Menwith Hill
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Yorkshire
gptkbp:near gptkb:Harrogate
gptkbp:notableFor protests against US military presence
controversy over surveillance
largest electronic monitoring station in the world
gptkbp:opened 1954
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:National_Security_Agency
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:ECHELON
gptkbp:purpose electronic surveillance
signals intelligence
satellite communications interception
gptkbp:runsThrough gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:staffedBy UK personnel
US personnel
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:intelligence_gathering
counter-terrorism
military communications
cyber operations
missile warning
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Menwith_Hill
gptkb:US_Visiting_Forces_in_the_UK
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6