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Artillery Soldier - Air Defence
OVERVIEW
Your primary function will be to prevent enemy aircraft from interfering with our operations, especially by defending airfields.
WHAT THEY DO
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Air Defence Artillery Soldiers are members of Air Defence Artillery units of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. The Air Defence Artillery is part of the Combat Arms, but its primary function is to prevent enemy aircraft from interfering with our operations, especially by defending airfields.
Air Defence Artillery Soldiers — normally called “Air Defence Gunners” — have the following primary duties:
Operate and maintain air defence weapons systems, including the ADATS, the Javelin S-15 and the Oerlikon twin 35-mm gun;
Operate air defence target-acquisition and tracking radars;
Handle, sort and store air defence artillery ammunition and missiles;
Drive and maintain various wheeled and tracked vehicles;
Operate field telephones and sophisticated radios;
Operate and maintain personal weapons and section-level weapons (e.g., machine-guns and light anti-tank weapons); and
When necessary, fight as infantry (includes use of personal weapons, reconnaisance and section level tactics).
Air Defence Artillery Soldiers are members of Air Defence Artillery units of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. The Air Defence Artillery is part of the Combat Arms, but its primary function is to prevent enemy aircraft from interfering with our operations, especially by defending airfields.
Air Defence Artillery Soldiers — normally called “Air Defence Gunners” — have the following primary duties:
