Airborne Electronics Analyst

It's dusk. You're cruising metres over the Indian Ocean at 500Kmh suddenly; you detect a new contact on your radar.

Is that small dot an enemy submarine or a false contact? Your fellow crew members aboard the P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol aircraft eagerly await your analysis. As you direct the aircraft to investigate the contact you use the Electro Optics to assist in classification. It's a giant school of fish, a false contact. Your aircraft resumes its patrol. You're an Airborne Electronics Analyst - an AEA.

So what is an AEA?

AEAs are part of a team with responsibility for the surveillance of Australian and International waters. AEAs are employed on either a long-range P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft or an E-7 Airborne Early Warning Control (AEWC) aircraft, are highly trained people who work with some of the most sophisticated electronic surveillance equipment in the world. Roles performed by the aircraft include Anti Surface Warfare (ASuW), Anti S...