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Airbus supplying helos for British military training
by Richard Tomkins
Oxford, England (UPI) May 25, 2016


Name change by Safran Group companies
Paris (UPI) May 20, 2016 - Safran Group companies now share a common brand name to enhance the group's position in the marketplace and accelerate its international growth.

Safran, headquartered in France, said Safran is to be included in all subsidiary company names, which will include an indicator of the company's business area.

For example, Arcelle is now Safran Nacelles, Herakles is Safran Ceramics, Turbomeca is Safran Helicopter Engines, and Sagem is Safran Electronics & Defense.

"Consolidating our group under a single name is a powerful vehicle for bolstering the feeling of all of our 70,000 employees that they belong to the same global enterprise and share the same values," said Philippe Petitcolin, chief executive officer of Safran. "This change will allow us to unite our efforts and focus our investments on a single brand, to the greater benefit of all of our businesses worldwide."

A new tagline is also being added by Safran: "Powered by trust."

Airbus Helicopters U.K. is to provide a mixed fleet of H135 and H145 aircraft to Ascent Flight Training for the training of military pilots and crew.

The contract issued by Ascent is worth about $730 million over 17 years and includes provision of service solutions.

Ascent, a joint venture between Babcock International and Lockheed Martin, will use the aircraft in training services it is providing to the British military to support the U.K.'s Military Flying Training System.

Delivery of the helicopters will be conducted over the next 18 months.

"As demonstrated across the globe, our dedicated focus on customer success, coupled with the outstanding performance of our H135 and H145 aircraft, will ensure that the MOD will benefit from best-in-class training assets," said Colin James, managing director of Airbus Helicopters in the U.K.

"Airbus Helicopters is today Britain's leading civil helicopter company and, by leveraging our expertise in the development and support of the UK's emergency, police and military helicopter fleets, our highly skilled British workforce will deliver an unmatched helicopter service provision for UKMFTS."

Ascent receives $1.6B helicopter training contract
London (UPI) May 20, 2016 - A helicopter flight training contract worth about $1.6 billion has been awarded by Britain's Ministry of Defense to Ascent Flight Training.

The award, the second from the MOD for flight training, paves the way for the design, delivery and management of a new military helicopter aircrew training service until the early 2030s.

"This is the final element in re-fashioning the UK Military Flying Training System into a state-of-the-art structure to develop suitably qualified aircrew to secure the future of air elements of our Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force," said Minister for Defense Procurement Philip Dunne.

"Our Armed Forces will benefit from consistent, world class training across the board. It will ready them for the next stage of their careers and equip them with the skills they need to deploy on operations around the globe."

Britain in February awarded Ascent -- a joint venture between Babcock International and Lockheed Martin -- a $1.6 billion contract for fixed wing training for future aircrew of Atlas, Voyager, Typhoon and F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

The new contract means all core training elements within the country's military flight training program are now provided for.

The helicopter training contract, which runs until 2033, will see the delivery of Airbus H135 and H145 training aircraft and installation of new infrastructure and ground-based equipment at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire for training aircrew.


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