DSEI 2021: Pooling expertise to provide optimal training
The sensor operating console inside the PA-31. (Photo: 2Excel)
2Excel Aviation and JD2E have joined forces to provide the Royal Air Force with ISR training courses.
2Excel Aviation and JD2E have been awarded a three-year contract, with a one-year option, by the UK MoD to train airborne ISR operators in the UK.
Featuring both live and synthetic training, this 4.5-week course includes 10h of flying time.
Both companies have extensive experience in the ISR training field with JD2E providing ground school, classroom and airborne instructors alongside a range of simulators and courseware materials.
2Excel Aviation will provide aircraft from its existing fleet as well as mission system and sensors that include EO/IR turrets, the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and CarteNav’s AIMS-ISR along with instructors.
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