Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing Information

[J. Walsh]

SPECIAL FORCES ROTARY

 

 

Special Forces Rotary (also called the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing) are a joint Royal Air Force and British Army service organisation that coordinates the provision of aviation support to the United Kingdom Special Forces Group. The Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing was established in 2001. The Army's contribution to JSFAW is No. 658 Squadron Army Air Corps who primarily fly the Dauphin or "Blue Thunder" flight. The Royal Air Force flight is No. 7 Squadron that fly the Boeing Chinook HC6. In 2018, No. 657 Squadron Army Air Corps was disbanded and the SF Wildcat flight was formed.

Special Forces Rotary Pilots are expected to provide:

- Troop Transport

- Covert Operations
- Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
- Rotary CAS
- RPAS CAS
- Fixed Wing CAS
- Medical Response Team Capability
- Maritime Special Operations Capability

To become a pilot in the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing, a candidate will have to undergo flight training and pass a certain amount of flight hours. The following will have to be undertaken:

- Basic Ground Skills
- Escape and Evasion Training
- Elementary Flight Training
- Further Flight Training
- Finalising Flight Training
- Flight Training Assessment.