THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL VISIT RAF CONINGSBY
Grantham, UK
Friday 18th November 2022
The Prince of Wales, Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coningsby, will visit the base to learn about future technological innovations and open a new boxing club.
During the visit, His Royal Highness will spend time in the Air Traffic Control Centre to hear about ‘Project Marshall’, a multi-billion-pound equipment upgrade programme of air traffic control radar services across Lincolnshire. Whilst in the centre, His Royal Highness will meet staff and engage with new radar displays and control systems that have been put in place to improve efficiency and elevate data sharing.
Following this, the Prince will visit the BAE Systems Typhoon Maintenance Facility (TMF). The site, which has been open for over a decade, specialises in longer term maintenance of Typhoon jets and focuses on delivering faster turnaround times to ensure that more planes are readily available for front-line use at any given time.
When His Royal Highness is in TMF, he will meet maintenance staff and hear about the transformative technologies which are currently being explored by the Royal Air Force and BAE Systems. The new technologies include exoskeletons and VR headsets, which will allow jet support to be carried out in a smarter and faster way. In addition, there is also technology that is used to identify any structural issues on objects such as fighter jets and drones to further increase the speed of aircraft maintenance and availability of front-line Typhoon fighter jets.
Finally, the Prince will visit and officially open the new RAF Coningsby Boxing Club. The club is situated in the heart of the RAF base and creates a central place where personnel can go to exercise and box. The new boxing club is the extension of a popular provision of boxing coaching during the pandemic. His Royal Highness will see how the new facility will benefit staff’s wellbeing as well as meet other sports teams at RAF Coningsby.
Before his departure, the Prince will carry out a short walkabout with RAF families who live locally.
