Air and Space Operations Specialist in the Royal Air Force (RAF)
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £20,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | https://recruitment.raf.mod.uk/roles/roles-finder/air-operations-support/air-space-operations-specialist-flight-operations |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Nationwide |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
This role will be located anywhere in the UK and includes the potential of overseas service during exercise/operations.
Air & Space Operations Specialists (ASOS) work across 3 Employment Pillars; Air Operations Support, Air Operations Systems and Space Operations providing specialist skills across a variety of Employment Areas. Typical responsibilities include:
• 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
Salary quoted is basic in training