| Industry | Aerospace and Defence |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 (age 18) |
| Hq location city | Bristol |
| Hq location country | United Kingdom |
| Area served | Ministry of Defence |
| Key people | Chloe Barker (MD) |
| Revenue | £17.449 million (2019)[1] |
| Assets | £54.503 million (2019)[1] |
| Num employees | 420 (2026) [2] |
| Homepage | ascentflighttraining.com |
Ascent Flight Training is a flight training company set up as a venture between Lockheed Martin and Babcock International to deliver flying training to pilots and aircrew from the three services of the UK Armed Forces as part of a Private Finance Initiative (PFI).[3]
UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS)
Ascent was chosen to deliver the £3.2 billion UKMFTS contract over 25 years, training military aircrew from the Army Air Corps, Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force up to their respective Operational Conversion Units.[4]
Ascent is responsible for delivering:[5]
- Fixed wing training at RAF Cranwell and RAF Valley
- Rotary training at RAF Shawbury and RAF Valley.
See also
References
- ^ "ASCENT FLIGHT TRAINING (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED". companycheck.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Our People". ascentflighttraining.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "UK military flying training hits news highs | MOD-DCO". www.contracts.mod.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "National Audit Office - UKMFTS Ascent"
- ^ "What We Do – Ascent Flight Training". ascentflighttraining.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.