SMi’s Military Flight Training conference takes place on the 22 – 23 June 2014, London, UK

LONDON, UK, August 14, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- INDUSTRY NEWS: QinetiQ wins £33m MOD training contract

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QinetiQ have just announced they have secured a five-year deal worth £33m with the Ministry of Defence to allow soldiers and airmen to practise working together in simulators before being deployed abroad.*

The renewed contract will allow air force pilots and army commanders to train in a virtual battlefield – even though they might be thousands of miles apart. The system links aircraft simulators, ground forces control tents, and even individual troops so they can train on working in combined operations.

“Simulation and synthetic training is an extremely important part of training our modern Armed Forces and… the ability to practise and train in highly realistic but safe environments is a vital, life-saving capability,” said a MoD spokesman.

Have the chance to discuss the latest contract with QinetiQ as they present at the 3rd annual Military Flight Training conference.

Helen Dudfield, Chief of Training and Fraser Bruce, Systems Engineer from QinetiQ will present on day two of the conference on: Transforming Training in the Digital Age – Future Training Visions: 2020. Visit www.militaryflight-training.com for more details.

The 2014 conference agenda also includes presentations from:

• Air Commodore Terry Jones, Director Flying Training, No22 Training Group, UK MoD
• Colonel Lance Bunch, Station Commander , 80th Flying Training Wing, US Air Force
• Brigadier General Bruce Ploughman, Commander of 2 Canadian Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force
• Captain Bjorn Persson, Head of Education Programmes, Air Combat Training School, Swedish Armed Forces
• Tim Davies, Officer Commanding OC Standards and Instructor Training Hawk T2, RAF Valley
• Captain Gunnar Borch (ret), Associate / Former General Manager of the NATO Airlift Management Agency, Allied Support Services International Group

Please visit the website to view the full conference brochure

For further information please visit www.militaryflight-training.com or contact the team on: +44 (0) 20 7827 6054.


* The Telegraph, 12 August 2014, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/11023845/Qinetiq-wins-33m-MOD-training-contract.html


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