Last week in Brunei, Colonel Abu Bakar of the RBAF signed a contract with BAE Systems for five RBAF students to commence basic pilot training at Tamworth on 7 June 2010.
John Quaife, General Manager Aviation Solutions, said BAE Systems was pleased to partner with the RBAF in providing basic and advanced flying training solutions that would support the RBAF in meeting their pilot capability requirements.
The contract will see five students complete a training program provided solely by BAE Systems instructional staff at the Tamworth flying training college, utilising CT4B training aircraft.
Worth approximately $700,000, the contract represents the first phase in a training program that will eventually see the students assigned to operational roles in both rotary wing and the multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft operated by the RBAF.
This most recent agreement marks a continuation of a training relationship with Brunei that has been developed over many years.
Back in August 2009, two pilots from No 3 and No 5 Squadrons of the RBAF graduated at Tamworth as Qualified Flying Instructors after attending an intensive, specially designed six-month course.