Non-Commissioned Officer Air Defence Launch

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Are unknown aircraft or objects observed in our airspace or within an exercise or mission? Then the Patriot missiles are deployed to neutralize them. As a Non-Commissioned Officer Air Defence Launch, you will lead the team that maintains, assembles, and prepares the Patriot launch systems for firing.

What you will do

As a Non-Commissioned Officer Air Defence Launch, you are at the head of the launch crew. This team is responsible for the maintenance, assembly, loading, and preparation for firing of the launch units of the Patriot weapon system. With these, targets can be detected and intercepted at great distance and altitude.
Together with the fire control crew (which scans the airspace for unknown aircraft and projectiles), the launch crew forms a close-knit team that regularly participates in exercises. During your service, you will experience major exercises in other NATO countries and a live firing exercise in Crete.

Where you will work

You will work at the Defence Ground-Based Air Defence Command in Vredepeel (on the border of Limburg and North Brabant). The unit consists mainly of soldiers from the Army and Air Force, but also personnel from the Navy. You may also be deployed elsewhere in NATO to guard the airspace. But first, you will complete the military training and vocational training at the Royal Air Education and Training Center (RAETC) in Woensdrecht. Because all systems are mobile and the fire control operators and launchers transport them themselves, you will spend part of your training obtaining various driving licenses.

Non-Commissioned Officer Air Defence Launch €3,400 ~ €4,250 salary 23 ~ 30 days off per year Get your driving license for free Location: VredepeelNon-Commissioned Officer Air Defence Launch What you will do These topics are frequently asked on the Defence Chatbot This is your team Rico Nick Take a look Air Combat Controller Technical Service With an MQ-9 Reaper This is what we offer you 5 items We will train youApplication processThis is you

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