Military Area Radar Services to NATS ?
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Military Area Radar Services to NATS ?
I have heard a rumour that all Military area radar services are to be subsumed by NATS in 2008. Can anyone provide more info on this subject ?
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NATS to take over military area radar
From the moment NATS split off from the CAA and became a business, there has always been a possibility of them bidding to undertake military area radar services in the UK. A well known ex-RAF wg cdr is now employed by NATS at Swanwick - probably to prepare the ground for such a bid. However, considerable obstacles litter the path, not least the issue of where NATS will find the controllers to undertake this task. The obvious solution is to employ ex-military controllers on some kind of cross-over license, but I can imagine how this would go down with SRG, GATCO and the Unions. Also, although it might result in a small financial saving for the MOD, whether such a new arrangement would still offer the current flexibility required by military operations is debateable. Finally, if you have a seat at the table you can have some influence on what's on the menu, but once you decide to leave the room, whatever influence you have will leave with you.
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Oh, .............. and a proportion of controllers would have to sign-up for reserve service in order that they could populate a tent in the far flung reaches of the old British Empire.
