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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.

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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.

JD2E has been awarded the ISO 9001/2015 certification following months of preparation. The successful award assures our customers that we will provide them with the highest level of service and products. JD2E has always fostered a culture of continuous improvement and aligned its training activities to the UK Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) which is deliberately based on the 9001 principles/clauses. We are pleased that our processes and systems have passed the external audit and that we now hold the UKAS approved ISO 9001 certification.

JD2E is pleased to have been awarded the Bronze Award for the Employer Recognition Scheme supporting the Armed Forces Covenant. We received the award for our support to the Armed Forces and, in particular, for our pro-active approach to recruiting ex-military personnel and supporting our employees’ Reserve commitments.

JD2E is pleased to be a supporter of the Armed Forces Covenant, supporting Serving Personnel, Veterans and military families. We actively employ ex-military personnel and support their Reserve activities.

JD2E successfully delivered the six-week rearcrew sensor operator course for UK RAF Weapon Systems Operators (ISR) aircrew students destined for platforms such as MQ-9 Reaper, Shadow R1, Sentinel R1, RC-135W Rivet Joint and P-8A Poseidon.
The course consisted of six students and featured an intense blended training course consisting of classroom teaching, practical instruction and advanced synthetic phase that saw them acting as tactical controller of the ISR aircraft, responsible for keeping the aircraft safe, operating all sensors and managing the communications in demanding exercises. The exercises featured home operations and graduated to deployed operations in a hostile environment with maritime and overland missions.
Testament to their capabilities and the hard work they put in to the course, all six students passed the course and moved on to the flying phase.