The Unit

The Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) is an Air and Space Warfare Centre Unit with approximately 105 (Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Civil Service) personnel, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. 

JADTEU received ISO 9001 accreditation on 19 March 1997 and is ISO 9000:2015 compliant. It has design approval status within the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) Design Approval Organisation Scheme (DAOS), for aerial delivery systems and other air transport related equipment. 

Documents

DAOS Certificate

JADTEU Lloyd’s Register Certificate of Approval

Location

RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX18 3LX.

What we do

The primary role of JADTEU is to conduct operational trials and evaluation to develop the delivery by air of personnel, machines and material on behalf of sponsors.

In addition, it provides advice and recommendations to MOD sponsors, other government departments, civilian industry and foreign governments on all air transport matters.

The Unit is comprised of 5 lead sections and support staff:

Aerial Delivery

The Aerial Delivery Section is responsible for carrying out operational test and evaluation on all relevant systems including vehicles, boats and stores dispatched by parachute.

It produces safe, tactically sound and effective procedures in line with Tri-Service operational requirements. Expertise is drawn from army Royal Logistic Corps air despatchers and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Air Portability

The Air Portability Section develops techniques and procedures for the loading and restraint of vehicles and equipment in fixed and rotary winged aircraft.

It advises on all air portability issues and regularly supplies Subject Matter Experts to MOD agencies and the wider aviation community.

Engineering

The Engineering Section administers Airworthiness Advice through the Trials Engineering Officers, Workshops and the Design Office, who develop and manufacture Prototype Equipment to support trials in Air Delivery tasking.

We are proud to be one of 3 Defence organisations to have DAOS accreditation for the design of mechanical installation fittings on military aircraft.

We maintain this commitment to quality and excellence through regular audits by the Lloyds Register Quality Assurance team and the MAA.

Helicopter and Training

The Helicopter and Training Section develops lifting schemes for the carriage of vehicles and equipment as underslung loads in support of UK military commitments. It is also relied on for instructions on load operations.

The section is the sole UK provider for the training of Troop Insertion Extraction Systems instructors, lending specialist advice and supporting all UK Defence, security agencies and civilian authorities as well as supporting Defence diplomacy worldwide.

Parachuting Test Team

The Parachuting Test Team is responsible for continued Developmental and Operational Test and Evaluation of Military Parachute Systems and ancillaries from multiple aircraft.

The team ensures that the specific drills and procedures are in place for delivering Airborne and Special Forces personnel by Static Line and Free Fall into the battlefield.

This includes High Altitude Low Opening, High Altitude High Opening and Low-Level Parachuting.

Support Staff

A wide variety of specialists including technical illustrators, designers, Visual Communicators and IT staff place the Unit in the enviable position of being a self-contained ‘one-stop shop’.

Contact

Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit
RAF Brize Norton
Carterton
Oxfordshire
OX18 3LX
United Kingdom
Fax: +44(0)1993 896 281

Task Co-Ordination Officer

Telephone: +44 (0)303 381 3056

Email: [email protected]

JADTEU Training Section Clerk

Email: [email protected]