]Erm The ABMs are responsible for identifying and coordinating the response to all none identified aircraft in UK airspace and Air policing area No. 9 in liason with UK National Air Trafics authorities. It is well covered in the information given about the Branch and trade and is in many open source govt. and military documents. I think that mucking about with aircraft is pretty far from what they
I'm inclined to agree with Heathrow Director - it is difficult to imagine that military controllers would have the experience to handle such an event in London TMA.
Perhaps another responsibility to hand to suitably trained civilian control then?