Beechcraft Defense, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation has secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide support for the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS) programme.

Under the terms of the sub-contract awarded through Affinity Flight Training Services, the company will provide ten Beechcraft T-6C Texan II military training aircraft for the pilot training programme intended for the UK armed forces aircrew.

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Additionally, the company will provide support services and maintenance training including a five years of engineering services.

"We are proud to offer the UK MoD a proven and highly capable solution that will meet their current and future training needs."

The company will also employ an on-site Field Service Representatives to provide ongoing technical expertise to UKMFTS maintenance personnel.

Deliver under the contract will take place in the first quarter of 2018.

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Beechcraft Defense Russ Bartlett said: "We are proud to offer the UK MoD a proven and highly capable solution that will meet their current and future training needs.

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"We look forward to continuing our successful relationship with the UKMFTS programme, providing a superior platform to fill its mission requirements, as well as outstanding product support."

Upon delivery, the new T-6C trainers will replace Shorts Tucano T1 aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and join the fleet of Beechcraft King Air 350ER turboprops.

An advanced version of the original T-6A, the T-6C military trainer features an upgraded cockpit that includes a head-up display (HUD), up-front control panel (UFCP), three-colour multi-function displays (MFD), hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS).

Additionally, the aircraft has been designed to be capable of performing advanced synthetic air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons training.

More than 20 countries around the world use T-6 aircraft to train pilots, navigators, and weapons systems operators.

Currently, the UK Royal UKMFTS Rear Crew Training programme employs King Air 350ER turboprops for synthetic radar training.

Last week, Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer was also selected to provide five Phenom 100 jets for the multi-engine pilot training Press