Investment in Future UK Military Flight Training: More than £1.1 billion is to be invested by the UK MoD to continue the modernisation of military flying training in the UK. The new Fixed Wing flying training system will provide modern training aircraft as well as up-to-date ground based training devices such as simulators and classroom learning for aircrew across the RAF, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, and Army Air Corps. A £1.1 billion contract has been placed with Ascent Flight Training (AFT), a consortium formed by Lockheed Martin and Babcock International under a Private Finance Initiative contract for the UK MoD, to design, deliver and manage the Fixed Wing training service until 2033 and is expected to provide roughly 200 jobs across the UK, particularly at the key training bases. The Embraer PHENOM 100 business jet was selected to provide multi-engine pilot training to UK Armed Forces aircrews. The contract with Affinity Flight Training will provide five aircraft to the UK MoD's Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme. The contract includes support services and an option for additional follow on aircraft.
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