{"id":32805,"date":"2023-10-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=32805"},"modified":"2023-10-28T06:41:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T06:41:20","slug":"uk-itf-members-train-pwls-ships-company-in-air-to-air-missile-ground-handling-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=32805","title":{"rendered":"UK ITF Members Train PWLS Ship\u2019s Company in Air-To-Air Missile Ground Handling Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>The training on the next-generation BVRAAM system is in preparation for full operational capability (FOC).<\/p>\n<p>The missile, which brings together six nations with a common need to defeat the threats of today as well as the future emerging ones, is designed to revolutionize air-to-air combat in the 21st century, according to the weapon system\u2019s manufacturer, MBDA, a missiles and missile systems company.<\/p>\n<p>The team was able to assess the ship\u2019s suitability to prep and store the missile whilst also delivering handling training and capability briefs, explained Royal Air Force Sqn. Ldr. Simon Stafford, U.K. weapons lead, PAX ITF, who led the team. \u201cMeteor operations on F-35 will provide the U.K. Carrier Strike Force with beyond-visual-range capability, enhancing the U.K.\u2019s F-35B weapon arsenal,\u201d Stafford said.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the training, Meteor lead NCO Acting Sgt. Dan Housden briefed the ship\u2019s head of air engineering, Royal Navy Cdr. Jamie Elliott, on the missile characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, weapons team members Chief Technician Darrel Crane and Petty Officer Nathaniel Bicker embarked to support this trial iteration. They assessed the ship\u2019s suitability to prep, store, and deliver enhanced electronic countermeasures in preparation for HMS Prince of Wales\u2019 participation in a carrier strike group deployment in 2025 (CSG 25).<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of the Operational Testing and Evaluation (OT&amp;E) campaign of the Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) Meteor took place in recent weeks at Hebrides Range in the United Kingdom, according to reporting by EDR Magazine, which pays special attention to European defense-related matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuided by an advanced active radar seeker, Meteor provides all weather capability to engage a wide variety of targets from agile fast jets to small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and cruise missiles. It is designed to meet the most stringent of requirements and is capable of operating in the most severe of clutter and countermeasure environments,\u201d according to the description provided by the manufacturer on its web site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe weapon is also equipped with data link communication. Aimed at meeting the needs of a network centric environment, Meteor can be operated using third party data, enabling the Meteor user \u2013 the pilot \u2013 to have the most flexible weapon system,\u201d continued the description.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The training on the next-generation BVRAAM system is in preparation for full operational capability (FOC). The missile, which brings together six nations with a common need to defeat the threats of today as well as the future emerging ones, is designed to revolutionize air-to-air combat in the 21st century, according to the weapon system\u2019s manufacturer, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":32807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32805"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32808,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32805\/revisions\/32808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}