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2024 Attendee Snapshot

View the attendee snapshot to find out which companies of senior military practitioners and industry leaders within the military aviation community have confirmed their attendance.

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Military Flight Training Market Report 2024

With a CAGR of 7%, this report of the most active markets shows a bright future for military flight training. The growth is due to a robust acquisition of next-generation aircraft and rotorcraft for training. At the same time, there is a concrete effort to develop virtual and synthetic capabilities...

Advancing Airman Lethality Through Modelling and Simulation, Interview with Colonel Timothy Beers

In this bespoke piece, Colonel Timothy E. Beers covers the state-of-play of the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS). As an agency that champions multi-domain training and readiness through modelling and simulation, they operate at the very cutting edge of M&S concepts and technologies by encouraging innovation to...

Changing How We Fly, Interview with Joachim Hofbauer Head of Multi Capability Cooperation Unit, Defence Investment NATO

Joachim Hofbauer gives a first-hand interview on the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE). The multinational initiative essentially brings a new way to train aircrews. Described as the “New Kid On the Block”, the initiative has the potential to revolutionise training through the creation of a “google flights” like capability for...

Interview with Group Captain Mike Jordan, Commandant, Central Flying School

Group Captain Mike Jordan has recently been promoted to commandant of the Central Flying School (CFS) in the UK. Responsible for training instructors, he gives an exclusive interview to Defence iQ where he gives insight into: The current state-of-play in military flight training The challenges and opportunities faced by the...

Interview with Group Captain Higgins

Defence iQ had the privilege to interview Gp Capt. Higgins from the Central Flying School (CFS) based at RAF Cranwell. He is part of an RAF unit, which assures the quality and excellence of aircrew instruction. The interview gives insight into the “modus operandi” of one of the top tier...

Tackling The Pilot Shortage the SWAF Way

Pilot retention remains one of the main challenges for modern air forces. Major Rosenqivist, MFT Project Manager of the Swedish Airforce, shares his views on how the SWAF has addressed this challenge. Through a combination of the “Swedish Mindset”, new training tools and partnerships, Sweden has, in many ways, become...

Exclusive Presentations

[Exclusive Presentation] Successfully Leveraging and Expanding the use of critical Technologies for Military Flight Training - Italian Air Force

Download the official presentation delivered by Brigadier General Edi Turco at the 2024 Military Flight Training Conference. Discover how the Italian Air Force is leading the way with cutting-edge training technologies: Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) Systems Embedded Tactical Training System (ETTS) Simulator-Based Training (CBT/SBT) Full Mission Simulators and the T-346...

PAST PRESENTATION: Requirement of Modern Flying Training Systems by Colonel Bernard Hey, German Air Force

This presentation covers the Training System Requirements of the Bundeswehr as they adopt “Advanced Embedded Tactical Training”

PAST PRESENTATION: Getting Ready and Resilient by Air Commodore David Strong, Australian Air Force

Air Commodore Strong covers the Royal Australian Air Force Strategy in delivering a resilient training programme

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