Helicopters play a major role in UK military operations, in a range of environments such as urban and desert areas in Iraq, the mountains and deserts of Afghanistan and the jungles of Sierra Leone.
In order to be an effective component of a balanced expeditionary force our helicopters need to meet these challenging environmental demands, have high levels of reliability and availability and require minimal deployed support equipment and infrastructure.
Director Helicopters plays a pivotal role in helping meet these requirements and the evolving needs of commanders in theatre, including the delivery of new helicopters, enhancement of existing aircraft, and the provision of a support infrastructure that ensures maximum effect can be delivered at the front line.
Director Helicopters Operating Centre delivers its mission through five strategic objectives:
Support and sustainment
Support and sustain equipment and deliver logistics safely throughout the operational planning cycle with the agility and responsiveness required by the front line commands and the Permanent Joint Headquarters, exploiting the benefits of an end-to-end approach.
Building organisational capability
Develop and sustain a highly professional and motivated workforce characterised by strong leadership and a commitment to performance management and skills development in support of business needs.
Project delivery
Excel in managing through-life a portfolio of complex projects related to new and existing equipment assets in a way that demonstrates commercial best practise and outstanding technology management.
Strong and enduring relationships
Develop a strong and enduring relationship with industry that can unlock the potential of the industrial supply chain to optimise the provision of through-life capability for defence.
Safety, Asset Management and Support Transformation
Embed a culture of continuous improvement of effectiveness, efficiency, sustainable development across acquisition and logistic support, working on the basis of mutual understanding and trust with the sponsor, user, suppliers and other stakeholders.
Page updated 18 July 2011