Ascent continues UK military aircrew training upgrade
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Last year, a new building was opened at RAF Valley, as part of a £175 million investment by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) into Ascent’s delivery of Basic Flying Training within UKMFTS, the UK’s military flying training system.
The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) aims to increase Basic Flying Training throughput of trainee pilots by almost 50%, emphasising the importance of providing responsive, globally recognised turnkey training solutions.
Trainee pilots complete their fixed wing Basic Flying Training on the Texan T1 at RAF Valley. The expansion of this service through the SDSR Programme will provide for growing training needs, with four additional Texan T1 aircraft already operational.
In addition to this, Ascent is set to further enrich the learning environment for UKMFTS trainees at RAF Valley and is now introducing advanced technology throughout the Fast Jet Transformation programme.
The new Texan Virtual Reality Trainers are part of this programme, that will see a raft of upgrades delivered to benefit training across the Texan and Hawk Squadrons.
