Aircraft
New British Training Fleet Entering Service
Grob G120TPs, Beechcraft T-6Cs and Embraer Phenoms are being supplied for the UK MFTS by the joint venture named Affinity.
The UK armed forces have begun pilot training in a new fleet consisting of the Embraer Phenom 100 twin-engine jet (left) and Grob 120TP and Beechcraft T-6C single-engine turboprops (top right and bottom right). Photos: Chris Pocock
The UK armed forces have begun pilot training in a new fleet consisting of the Embraer Phenom 100 twin-engine jet (left) and Grob 120TP and Beechcraft T-6C single-engine turboprops (top right and bottom right). Photos: Chris Pocock

Three new aircraft that will provide fixed-wing training for the UK armed forces have begun to enter service. The fleet of Grob 120TP elementary trainers, Beechcraft T-6C basic trainers and Embraer Phenom 100 multiengine trainers is being provided by Affinity Flying Training Service. In a complicated arrangement, this joint venture between Elbit Systems and KBR (formerly Kellogg, Brown & Root) is a subcontractor to Ascent, which is responsible for delivering the UK’s overall new Military Flying Training System (MFTS) as a Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Ascent is itself a joint venture, between Lockheed Martin and Babcock International.


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