Ascent Flight Training
Ascent Flight Training is a flight training company set up as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Babcock International to deliver flying training to pilots and aircrew from the three services of the UK Armed Forces as part of a Private Finance Initiative (PFI).[4]
| Public limited company | |
| Industry | Aerospace and Defense |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Ministry of Defence |
Key people | Tim James (CEO) |
| Revenue | UK£17.449 million (2019) [1] |
| Total assets | UK£54.503 million (2019) [2] |
Number of employees | 320 (2020) [3] |
| Website | ascentflighttraining |
UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS)
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A Grob Prefect T1 aircraft used by Ascent to deliver training.
Ascent was chosen to deliver the £3.2 billion UKMFTS contract over 25 years, training military aircrew from the Army Air Corps, Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force up to their respective Operational Conversion Units.[5]
Ascent is responsible for delivering:[6]
- Fixed wing training at RAF Cranwell and RAF Valley
- Rotary training at RAF Shawbury and RAF Valley.
See also
References
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|title=(help) - "UK military flying training hits news highs | MOD-DCO". www.contracts.mod.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "National Audit Office - UKMFTS Ascent" (PDF).
- "What We Do – Ascent Flight Training". ascentflighttraining.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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