What your role could involve .
Air Operations ( Control ) Officer is a diverse , exciting and complex role which directs and supports operations both in the UK and around the world . The three key employment areas are Terminal Air Traffic Control ( ATC ) ( providing an ATC service at an airfield ), Area Control ( working alongside civilian air traffic controllers at the UK ’ s Air Traffic Control Centre at Swanwick ) and finally as a Weapons Controller ( directing fast jet aircraft to intercept potentially hostile aircraft that threaten the integrity of the UK ’ s Airspace ).
Using state of the art radar and communications technology you will be trained to :
• Safely integrate military and civilian aircraft departing from and arriving at military airfields .
• Become part of the team that order Typhoon fast-jets to scramble and intercept suspect aircraft .
• Control fighter , bomber , surveillance , refuelling and even unmanned aircraft as they support a number of different training and operational tasks .
• Work alongside civilian controllers as an Area Radar Controller ensuring military aircraft operate safely amongst civilian airliners in the UK ’ s congested airspace .
• Provide specialist battlespace management support to both UK and multi-national exercises and operations around the world .
• Deploy on military operations as part of the Tactical Air Traffic Control team that establishes temporary runways in austere locations in support of a number of agencies including UK Special Forces .
As an Air Operations ( Control ) officer you could be working from a field , a bunker , a building , a tent , an E-7 aircraft or even an aircraft carrier . Regardless , you will be part of a varied and stimulating organisation which offers an excellent career and worldwide employment opportunities that is at the heart of the RAF ’ s flying output .
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