Community Coronation Celebrations
JD2E were one of the many sponsors for the Navenby & Wellingore Coronation Celebrations, for which there is a lovely YouTube video summary of the local celebrations.
It was a pleasure to support our local community celebrate this historic event, thanks to everyone for their efforts in organizing the event.
Congratulations to JJ for completing the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2023, on April 2 raising money for Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, our nominated military charity.
At last count JJ raised £720! Thanks to all who donated and congrats once again to JJ.
We were delighted to visit RAF Cranwell today to present an engraved tumbler to Flying Officer Patrick Henshall, the first recipient of the JD2E sponsored 45 Squadron ISR Land Trophy. This is awarded by the course tutors for excellence in the field of land studies.
Congratulations Pat!
JD2E is delighted to have received the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for our support towards the Armed Forces community.
Eighteen organisations in the East Midlands have received the award for 2022. To win an award, organisations must provide 10 extra paid days leave for Reservists and have supportive HR policies in place for veterans, Reserves, and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers, as well as spouses and partners of those serving in the Armed Forces.
Organisations must also advocate the benefits of supporting those within the Armed Forces community by encouraging others to sign the Armed Forces Covenant and engage in the Employer Recognition Scheme.
Jon, MD of JD2E, said: “Receiving the gold ERS award is an incredible privilege and great testament to the active part all our veterans and staff play in supporting our Armed Forces. We are incredibly proud of our Forces personnel, their families, and the essential roles they perform.”
Bruce Spencer, the Ministry of Defence’s Regional Employer Engagement Director for the East Midlands, said: “We are absolutely thrilled that so many local companies have been recognised with this Gold Award. It has been a difficult couple of years for businesses, and despite that, these organisations have gone above and beyond to ensure our Armed Forces community is supported. They should be very proud of this significant achievement.”
JD2E and 2Excel team up to land three-year contract to train airborne Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Operators for the UK Ministry of Defence
Pictured (left to right) Jonathan Bramley, Managing Director JD2E; Sqn Ldr Chris Timbrell, Directorate Flying Training, 22 Group RAF; Air Cdr Jamie Hunter, Director Flying Training, 22 Group RAF; Pat Cafferky, 2Excel Aviation Special Missions.
16 September 2021
UK-based 2Excel Aviation and JD2E have partnered to land a three-year Ministry of Defence contract that will see the pair combine their expertise to deliver vital Mission Aircrew Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Operator training.
Jonathan Bramley, Managing Director at JD2E, said: ‘The combination of 2Excel’s operational ISR experience and Special Missions aircraft and JD2E’s training and simulation will deliver an unmatched level of ISR training to the UK MOD. The partnership provides the perfect blend of instructional and operational skills and experience to deliver multi-domain operational training and is a great result for the UK SME Action Plan.’
2Excel is an innovative aerospace services provider which provides services to Governments, the defence industry and the global oil sector while JD2E is a leading training and simulation company providing high end synthetic training and mission rehearsal equipment.
Arnie Palmer, Director of Special Missions at 2Excel Aviation, said: ‘The partnership with JD2E marks a step change in 2Excel’s access to industry leading synthetic training. The fusion of customer-led live airborne training and best-in-market simulation will create a training course not only suitable for today’s Sensor Operators but also future proofed for longer-term military ISR needs.’
The contract, which was awarded in September 2021, will see the pair deliver four courses per year, for three years with an optional one-year extension. The first course of 40-60 hours is due to begin in January 2022.
All courses will comprise up to six students and take around 4.5 weeks, to include 1.5 weeks of groundschool and synthetic training at JD2E’s facility near RAF Cranwell. That will be followed by three weeks of live flying out of 2Excel’s Doncaster-Sheffield Airport operations base, including 10 hours of airborne time per student.
The contract is the latest step in 2Excel’s 10-year legacy of delivering operational and training work for the UK Government, including the current Coastguard Search and Rescue contract.
The work produced from the contract with the MoD will boost 2Excel’s operations in the Sheffield region, bringing further high-skilled jobs to the local economy and another example of how 2Excel’s
UK operations are levelling-up the regions they’re placed in – whether at Doncaster-Sheffield Airport or through the development of their state-of-the-art engineering base in Lasham.
With 2Excel delivering the contract, benefits will not only be seen in boosts to regional economies, but also in value for money to the taxpayer. Through their previous public contracts, 2Excel has consistently displayed an ability to do difficult things well and to a high-quality, all the while maintaining value to the taxpayer through the cost of their services, and the net-benefit their services deliver to the UK economy.
About us
JD2E
JD2E delivers ISR training courses to military and law enforcement customers at its academy in Lincolnshire or at customers’ own bases and is active around the world. The company’s primary training focus is ISR, electronic warfare and sensor operator training for airborne platforms and air integration.
JD2E currently provides instructors and simulators to deliver advanced ISR training to Weapon Systems Operators at RAF College Cranwell, preparing aircrew for future roles on MQ-9 Reaper, Shadow R1, Sentinel R1, RC-135W Rivet Joint and P-8A Poseidon.
2Excel Aviation
2Excel Aviation is an innovative aviation business working across industries from defence and security to engineering, commercial air transport to events and disaster response.
Activity is organised around three main lines of business: Capability Development, Special Missions and Charter. With bases at Doncaster-Sheffield Airport and Sywell Aerodrome, 2Excel’s customers include Government Departments, the defence, national infrastructure, oil and gas industries and airline charter brokers.
In 2018, 2Excel became 51 per cent employee-owned through the creation of an Employee Ownership Trust.
Contact us
For media enquiries please contact:
JD2E jonathan.bramley@jd2e-isr.com
Jonathan Bramley, Managing Director +44 (0) 7743 962 911
2Excel Aviation ben.griffiths@2excel.uk
Ben Griffiths, Group Head of Communications +44 (0) 7753 464 637
JD2E completed a four-week training course in partnership with ISD and ASG to the Senegal Air Force (SAF) following the delivery of the CN-235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The training taught pilots, operators and maintainers on the mission system and sensors and their application in modern MPA operations, including supporting overland ISR.
We’re pleased to announce that Dave Williams has joined the JD2E team as our Senior EW Instructor. Dave has over thirty years’ experience in the Royal Air Force on a variety of aircraft including the Rivet Joint ELINT aircraft. He brings a wealth of training experience as a Qualified Rearcrew Instructor (QRI) with Standards & Evaluation experience. Dave will be one of the JD2E instructors delivering advanced training to the UK RAF’s ISR Sensor Operators.
JD2E has been awarded a three-year contract for the provision of equipment and technical support for the anti-submarine warfare simulator training acoustics operators destined for the P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
The simulator will be used by RAF Weapon Systems Operator acoustics specialists to search for, and track, submarine contacts in complex and challenging environments. The training will be delivered by a mix of RAF and JD2E instructors at RAF College Cranwell.
(Images © Crown copyright 2021)
JD2E is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the contract to provide three instructors to deliver advanced ISR training to all phase 2 ISR Weapon Systems Operators (WSOp) at RAF College Cranwell.
Our instructors are all experts in their individual specialisations as well as being well-rounded aviators with thousands of flying hours and decades of experience in multi-domain ISR operations.
The advanced training areas we will be teaching are:
– Land & Electro-optics/Infrared (EO/IR)
– Acoustics / Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
– Electronic Warfare (EW)
This training will prepare all RAF ISR aircrew to operate on the varied range of platforms available, from MQ-9 Reaper, Shadow R1, Sentinel R1, RC-135W Rivet Joint and P-8A Poseidon.
JD2E is pleased to have achieved JOSCAR accreditation. JOSCAR is the accreditation and compliance system for the defence aerospace sectors including prime contractors, civil aviation and security.
