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BAE Systems' AIR5428 pilot training platform selected to train next-gen British military pilots.
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BAE
Systems Air5428 pilot training platform, Beechcraft’s T-6C military
trainer, will be used to train the next generation of United Kingdom military
pilots. On behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, the Ascent consortium
recently selected the Beechcraft T-6C as the aircraft to complement the
BAE Systems Hawk T2 in the training pipeline to conduct fixed wing flight
training for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy (RN) and Army Air Corp
pilots. |
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The Beechcraft
T-6C Texan II military trainer aircraft will be used to train next-gen
of UK military pilots |
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The
Royal Air Force and Royal Navy now join the United States Navy and the
Royal Canadian Air Force as operators of the Beechcraft T-6C which will
be used to train pilots in readiness for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) recently took delivery of its fleet of T-6C aircraft and has commenced the transition of this platform into training operations. As testament to the pedigree of the T-6C’s design, the NZDF has already extended the planned life of type for their fleet beyond the required 20 years out to 30 years. 27 Air Forces globally now depend on the T-6C to graduate in excess of 2,250 pilots each year. In addition, four of the ‘Five Eyes’ nations (UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia) are now operating the Beechcraft T-6 military trainer in their undergraduate pilot training systems. Beechcraft’s T-6C has been put forward as the platform of choice for BAE Systems Australia’s Air5428 bid to support the Australian Defence Force’s future pilot training system. BAE Systems Director Aerospace, Steve Drury, said: “We believe only one aircraft is an ideal fit for both the basic and advanced training phases, and that is Beechcraft’s T6-C. Our confidence in this has been reinforced by the UK’s selection of the T-6C as the trainer of choice for their next generation of pilots.” |
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