Ascent Secures $400M Rear Crew Training Deal

king air 350

Training will be provided with a new mission simulator as well as in an upgraded fleet of Beechcraft King Air 350s, which are known as Avengers in Royal Navy service.

Credit: Ascent
LONDON—The Ascent joint venture of Babcock and Lockheed Martin has secured a £300 million ($400 million) contract to train rear crew personnel for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy. Ascent, which runs the UK Military Flying Training System (MFTS), will deliver a new synthetic training...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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