Babcock awarded long-term contract to support French pilot training
• Babcock International has secured a €795 million contract to provide and support military air training solutions for the French Air and Space Force and French Navy.
• The contract, awarded by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), will see student pilots trained on 22 new PC-7 MkX Pilatus aircraft and 12 training simulators provided by Babcock at the Salon-de-Provence Air Base.
• The contract is part of a 17-year agreement with the French Air and Space Force, aiming to provide training systems and manage a fleet of 26 PC-21 aircraft.
• The contract will also facilitate the training of student pilots as either fighter or transport pilots.
• The contract is valued at EUR 795 million and will be delivered by the DGA.
• The contract is expected to be beneficial for the French Air and Space Force and the French Navy.
• Babcock has been working with the French Air and Space force to provide training systems on its 26 PC-21 aircraft since 2018.
