Babcock and DGA have signed a 17-year deal to assist in the training of pilots for the French Navy, Air Forces, and Space Forces with PC-7 MkX Pilatus trainers.
The contract includes training the pilots on 22 PC-7 MkX Pilatus trainers and 12 simulators provided by Babcock France at the Salon-de-Provence Air Base before the advanced stages of their training. The contract aims to train 120 pilots per year.
The contract will include through-life support for aircraft, infrastructure, and pilot equipment, in addition to aircraft and simulators.
Babcock’s Chief Executive Aviation & CEO France, Pierre Basquin, said: “The French Air and Space Force and French Navy play leading roles in national and international security. We are delighted to support our customer with their air-based training requirements, further enabling them to focus on delivering critical military aviation needs. This new long-term contract underpins our strong relationship with the French Air and Space Force and places us as its main capability support partner in fighter pilot training programs.”
