The flight test campaign in Italy of the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Neuron has been successfully concluded with the achievement of all established goals thus allowing an important step forward for the program The Neuron is the European full-scale technological demonstrator for an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) developed by an industrial team led by Dassault Aviation with the collaboration of Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi The aircraft has been deployed at the Italian Air Force's Decimomannu Air Base where it has fulfilled a series of important operational tests the 12 highly sensitive sorties have allowed to verify the characteristics of Neuron’s combat capability its low radar-cross section and low infrared signature during missions flown at different altitudes and flight profiles and against both ground-based and air radar “threats” During the deployment in Italy the Neuron has confirmed its already ascertained excellent performance and high operational reliability the next testing phase will be run in Sweden where tests of low observability and use of weapon delivery from the aircraft’s Weapon Bay will be carried out.  The demonstrator’s development activity is an important step in the technology maturation process of the acquired technology mitigating the level of risk of future investments for UAS in Europe and moving towards systems’ development for operational uses 13 May 2023 – During the two days dedicated to aerospace the United Kingdom joins the nations that have already chosen the International Flight Training School for the operational training of their military pilots During today morning session as part of the second day of work at the AeroSpace Power Conference the Italian Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) signed an agreement for the training (Phase IV) of Student Pilots and Instructor Pilots at the International Flight Training School of Decimomannu (CA) The arrival of the first two British Student Pilots at the IFTS is scheduled for July and by 2023 there will be four RAF pilots in Sardinia This agreement substantially reaffirms what was stated on 11 May in Decimomannu by the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force on the occasion of the presentation of the new IFTS campus: “Through this international structure we have demonstrated that we are leaders in the flight training sector The new campus is spread over a total area of ​​130,000 square meters (equal to 18 football fields) and can count on modern and technologically advanced infrastructures starting from the Ground Based Training System (GBTS) The International Flight Training School (IFTS) is an Italian excellence of international value the result of the collaboration between the Air Force and Leonardo as well as a reference point for the advanced training of military pilots of the air forces from all over the world who fly on technologically advanced such as the Eurofighter or F-35 aircraft for example The first courses based on Decimomannu already started in July 2022 also foreign students from countries such as Qatar Indo Defence – Jakarta – 11-14 June DSEI – London – 9-12 September PARTNER – Belgrade – 23-26 September Seafuture – La Spezia – 29 Sept.-2 October ADEX – Seoul – 29 October-2 November Dubai Air Show – Dubai – 17-21 November Milipol Paris – Paris – 18-21 Novenber Expodefensa – Bogotá – 1-3 December Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Eleven months after the signature of the collaboration agreement between Leonardo and the Italian Air Force for the establishment of the International Flight Training School new details emerged at a briefing held in the Leonardo static area at Le Bourget provided in-depth details on the current situation as well as on the future of the IFTS programme Currently three IFTS T-346 aircraft are based at the Galatina Air Force Base the Air Force having completed the training of the first two civil instructor pilots Many of those are coming from the Italian Air Force although the position is open to foreign personnel a French former military pilot being part of the six “The Italian Air Force will maintain the control over the final product,” Col “as we are defining the requirement for being accepted to the qualification course and we control the IFTS training syllabus.” When the IFTS programme will reach the FOC the aim is to have 40% Italian Air Force instructor versus 60% civil instructors The first IFTS training course should start in late 2019 no indication being yet available if this will target a European or a Middle East “customer” the IFTS Step 2 will see the Phase IV – Phase V training home of the RSSTA (the Italian acronym for the Italian Air Force Aerial Firing Standardization Experimental Unit) which is also the home of the ACMI (Air Combat Manoeuvring Installation) The Decimomannu base was identified as the optimal location due to a number of reasons which helps to support high training volumes while the weather is favourable to flight operations for most of the time Close to the base there are air-to-air and air-to-ground live firing ranges allowing advanced training missions while a dedicated airspace favours advanced training operations the base is used to host numerous multinational exercises which gives the opportunity to merge the IFTS training activity with the ongoing manoeuvres The T-346 allows carrying out Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) training the latter having been developed following a modular approach: it is made of a standard set that all trainees have to follow those being selected by nations according to their needs The LVC is an area with considerable growth potential in 2018 a number of different platforms having been linked the federation of existing simulations having also been tested To be capable to host the IFTS the base will undergo a full modernisation a new maintenance and logistic centre being built including new maintenance hangars and a new flight line dedicated to the IFTS aircraft Facilities will be built to host the ground based training system which will include spaces for the simulators two full mission simulators and two part task simulators being currently on order An area will be dedicated to accommodation 100 apartments being planned together with a canteen and an Air Force Club as well as sports facilities including a gymnasium and a swimming pool The infrastructures are designed to cope with increasing training capabilities When reaching its FOC the IFTS will see deployed 22 T-346 and will be capable to provide Phase IV courses to over 70 pilots per year for a total of more than 8,000 flight hours It is to note that the Italian Air Force is already providing training to numerous other nations 50 individuals from nine countries being currently in Galatina to follow pilot or instructor pilot courses The IFTS staff is in contact with numerous other nations mostly Europe   an and from the Middle East which are interested in the Italian initiative The plan is to move the Phase IV to Decimomannu by 2021 considering that in 2020 the T-345 trainer will start being deployed to Galatina consolidating the Basic Training Centre of Excellence that will carry out Phase II and Phase III training the FOC will be reached quite fast once the IFTS will move to Sardinia the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Swedish Air Force signed an important document relating to the training of military pilots with a connection between the offices of the two Generals closed an agreement to send Swedish military pilots to flight training courses in Italy at the 61st Wing both at a basic level (Phases 2 and 3 of the training path) and at an advanced level (Phase 4) at the 212th IFTS Group (International Flight Training School) The agreement provides for a constant inclusion of student pilots from the Swedish Air Force over the years for a total of one hundred students and four instructor pilots joins a large group of countries that over the last few years have chosen Italy for flight training convinced by the excellence of the offer and training structures both at Galatina and at Decimomannu’s IFTS: Austria The International Flight Training School was born from the strategic collaboration between the Air Force and Leonardo S.p.a for the creation of an advanced flight training center intended to constitute an international point of reference in the training of military pilots starting from Phase 4 (Advanced/Lead-In to Fighter Training) based on the innovative T-346A Integrated Training System particularly effective for training pilots for a wide range of latest generation fighters expressed his satisfaction by declaring: “This is a further significant step for the safety of European skies: finding agreements and synergies between countries that share spaces and orientations is always productive Working with Swedish colleagues will represent an opportunity for growth for both countries This agreement also represents another fundamental piece for the IFTS project in which the Country System is investing with trust A project born thanks to the full and convinced support of the Ministry of Defense and which is also based on the profitable and proven synergy with Leonardo.” “I am happy that the agreement has now been signed and that we have the necessary conditions to get started with qualified flight training that meets the requirements of the future,” says Air Force Chief Jonas Wikman This Air Campus is an example of collaboration and synergy for the country system which aims to satisfy the growing demand of the Air Force and partner countries for the training of their pilots The project will in fact make it possible to double the current training offer through the creation of a new training center distributed between the Galatina base and the Decimomannu base in Sardinia It is a complex structure capable of hosting students and technical staff logistics and maintenance infrastructure capable of managing a fleet of 22 T-346A aircraft an entire building is dedicated to the highly advanced Ground Based Training System (GBTS) a modern training system based on latest generation simulation systems File photo courtesy Italian Air Force/Leonardo An important Italian military airbase located on the island of Sardinia this field is used by NATO air forces and others for gunnery training The base has excellent facilities plus there is usually good flying weather View important Copyright © information related to freeware files here The archive lied_fsx.zip has 230 files and directories contained within it This list displays the first 500 files in the package Signing-up for PRO gives you super fast, unrestricted speed to the thousands of MSFS, FSX, P3D & X-Plane downloads which include aircraft, scenery, and more - click here to view the library for free or.. 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