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Royal Air Force
Junior Officers
Code: WSO

Weapon Systems Officer

Commissioned rear-seat aircrew managing weapons, sensors and tactical systems on Typhoon and multi-role fast jets.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • weapons systems employment
  • • tactical decision-making
  • • mission planning
  • • crew resource management
  • • threat assessment

Responsibilities

  • • operate weapon systems and sensors in the rear cockpit
  • • plan and lead offensive and defensive air missions
  • • manage electronic warfare systems
  • • coordinate with fighter controllers and other aircraft
  • • lead mission debrief and lessons learned

Equipment

  • • Typhoon weapons and sensor suite
  • • electronic warfare systems
  • • mission planning IS

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