Operations Specialist in the Royal Air Force (RAF)


Company:	Royal Air Force (RAF)
Salary:	from £27,282 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Cranwell, NG34 8HB
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Oct 2026
Closing date:	14 Nov 2026

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Summary

This role will be located anywhere in the UK and includes the potential of overseas service during exercise/operations.

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. 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

Location: Nationwide

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