New Contract to Support French Pilot Training
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Babcock has been awarded a new 17-year contract for the provision and support of military air training solutions for the French Air and Space Force, and French Navy.
The €795 million contract, awarded by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) will see student pilots trained on 22 new PC-7 MkX Pilatus aircraft and on 12 training simulators provided by Babcock at the Salon-de-Provence Air Base, before they specialise as either fighter or transport pilots.
In addition to the provision of aircraft and simulators, this contract will include the through-life support of the aircraft, infrastructure and pilot equipment.
The contract will create more than 100 new roles in the Salon-de-Provence and Le Cannet-des-Maures regions including engineers, technicians, project managers and administrators, who will help deliver nearly 11,000 flight and 6,500 simulator training hours to approximately 120 students per year.
Since 2018, Babcock has been working alongside the French Air and Space Force to provide modern training systems on flight simulators and 26 existing PC-21 aircraft at Cognac-Châteaubernard Air Base.
Babcock’s Chief Executive Aviation and 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.”
