French Air and Space Force Buys Pilatus PC-7 MKX Trainers

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In France, the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has selected the Pilatus PC-7 MKX as the new training system for the Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace. The DGA has ordered 22 aircraft; the PC-7 MKX line will be used to provide basic training to military pilots: deliveries of the PC-7 MKX are scheduled for 2027. The related contract relating to the “Mentor 2” tender has been awarded to Babcock France, which for the next 17 years will ensure the…

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French Air and Space Force selects PC-7 MKX for pilot training

The French Procurement Agency, Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), has chosen the Pilatus PC-7 MKX as the new training system for the French Air and Space Force. The fleet of 22 PC-7 MKX aircraft will be used to deliver basic training for military pilots, with deliveries set to commence in 2027. In early 2025, Babcock France secured the prestigious “Mentor 2” contract, a 17-year agreement to provide training services based on the PC-7 MKX. T…

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French Air and Space Force Buys Pilatus PC-7 MKX Trainers

Defense officials in France have selected the Pilatus PC-7 MKX to train military pilots in the country’s air and space force, the aircraft manufacturer announced Wednesday. The country’s procurement agency, Direction Générale de l’Armement, has entered into an agreement to buy 22 of the trainers for the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace, as well as ground-based training. “Pilatus will supply simulators, computer-based training and mission planning a…

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"The Battlefield Sky", the new strategic vision of the Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Army. AIR Frede Nicolas Wed 05/03/2025 - 16:19 General Jérôme Bellanger, Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Army, presents his new strategic vision. He sets the course for an aerospace military power in a context of growing challenges to the international order and disinhibited use of force. "France is a military aerospace power whose Air and Space Army i…

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French Air and Space Force buys 22 PC-7 MKX Aircraft for Basic Military Pilot Training - MÖNCH PUBLISHING GROUP

PC-7 MKX Aircraft. (Pilatus) The French Procurement Agency, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), has selected the PC-7 MKX as the new training system for the French Air and Space Force. The fleet of 22 PC-7 MKXs will be used to provide basic training for military pilots – deliveries are scheduled for 2027 In the early days of 2025, Babcock France won the prestigious “Mentor 2” tender and a 17-year contract to provide training services based o…