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KEY POINTS
• The coordination of airspace for military and civilian aircraft .
• Monitoring and identifying all aircraft within UK airspace including assisting in the scrambling of Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon jets .
• Keeping watch for foreign missile launches and monitoring foreign surveillance satellites .
• Management of aircraft mission planning systems and aeronautical data .
Operations Specialists work across 3 Employment Pillars ; Air Operations Support , Air Operations Systems and Space Operations
providing specialist skills across a variety of Employment Areas as part of the Air and Space Operations Profession .
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