What your role could involve.
“ The Armourer, without him, there is no need for an air force” – Lord Trenchard
A unique opportunity to be trained as an Aircraft Technician Weapons and become responsible for all the weapons, explosives and associated equipment used by the RAF both on and off aircraft including:
• Ejection seat removal / fit / maintenance. Canopy / Pylon / Role equipment removal / fit.
• Smart bombs / Guided missiles / Weapon aiming systems / Gun ammunition and Decoy Flares.
• Explosive Safety / Storage of explosives.
It is a job with a great deal of responsibility as the equipment you handle is often extremely dangerous and safety is always crucial.
There is also plenty of variety; from quite early in your career, you could be arming aircraft with bombs, guided weapons, missiles, loading aircraft guns or working on an aircraft flight line, servicing aircraft and preparing them for flight.
SIP- EA— Aircraft Technician Weapons Page 3