What is the Special Project Communications & Force Protection (SPCFP) Team?

The Special Project Communications and Force Protection (SPCFP) Delivery Team, part of the ISTAR Operating Centre, is responsible for the procurement, integration and support of complex force protection and communications systems for land operations. The core of its work is managing requirements in electronics, countermeasures, surveillance and communications. Reference Doing Business with Defence Handbook. Edition 24 (2018).

What is the Chemical Biological Radiological & Nuclear (CBRN) Team?

The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Delivery Team, part of the ISTAR Operating Centre, procures, supports and maintains a CBRN Protection capability for the three  Services, as specified by Head of Special Projects and CBRN Capability and in close coordination with Dstl Porton Down. This covers chemical, biological and radiological detection, identification, decontamination and respiratory protection.… Read More

What is the Situational Awareness Command & Control (SACC) Team?

The Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team, part of the ISTAR Operating Centre, is responsible for the procurement and in-service support of Airspace Battle Management (ABM) and Tactical Data Link (TDL) equipment and systems. The ABM portfolio includes: Support to fixed and deployable Air Command and Control (C2) systems, and a number of related data link… Read More

What is the Air Defence & Electronic Warfare Systems (ADEWS) Team?

The Air Defence and Electronic Warfare Systems (ADEWS) Team, part of the ISTAR Operating Centre,  sits within D ISTAR under PDG 3 and is based at RAF Henlow. They are responsible for: Ground Based Air Defence Sensors; Ground Based Electronic Warfare Training Systems (Spadeadam); and Non-MARSHALL Airfield support systems. They are also responsible for all activities including development,… Read More

What is the C17, CSAT & AE Team?

The C17, CSAT & AE Project Team is part of the Air Support Operating Centre, and covers three areas: CSAT The CSAT element of the Project Team supports two BAE 146-100 CC2 and two BAE 146 CMk3 aircraft based at RAF Northolt in London. The BAE 146 CC2 is capable of carrying up to 30 passengers. The… Read More

What is the Flight Simulation & Synthetic Trainers (FsAST) Team?

The Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers (FsAST) Project Team, part of the Air Support Operating Centre, is responsible for the acquisition and integration of air environment synthetic training for all three Armed Services, from concept through to disposal phases. Reference Doing Business with Defence Handbook. Edition 24 (2018).

What is the A400M Team?

The A400M Project Team, part of the Air Support Operating Centre, is responsible for the delivery of the UK’s A400M Atlas transport aircraft to its RAF customer during the period 2014 to 2019. A400M is a collaborative programme involving the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Turkey and Belgium that is contracted through OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Co-operation en matiere… Read More