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Royal Navy
Junior Officers
Code: RN-OBS

Observer

Commissioned aircrew managing sensors, tactics and mission systems aboard Fleet Air Arm aircraft.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • mission systems management
  • • tactical planning
  • • airborne sensor interpretation
  • • crew resource management
  • • decision-making under pressure

Responsibilities

  • • manage aircraft sensors and mission systems in flight
  • • plan and lead airborne tactical serials
  • • coordinate with ships and other aircraft
  • • brief and debrief missions
  • • develop junior aircrew

Equipment

  • • airborne radar and sonar
  • • mission planning systems

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Civilian Translations

UAS / Mission Systems Operator

Aviation & Airside Operations

82% Match

Managing mission systems and airborne sensors in flight maps directly onto civilian UAS/RPAS mission operator roles.

Core Transferable Skills

mission systems management
airborne sensor interpretation
tactical planning