First Hawk for NFTC

BAE SYSTEMS has delivered the first Hawk Mk115 for the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme to the NFTC facilities at Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan.

The Hawk Mk115 has been selected to play a key role in the NFTC programme. It will be used for both the Advanced Jet Training and Tactical/Fighter Lead-in Training phases. Students will undertake basic flying training on the Raytheon Texan II T-6A (designated the Harvard II in Canada).

BAE SYSTEMS will supply up to 21 Hawks to carry out the two phases. NFTC will act as a great shop window for Hawk, which has excellent handling and is fitted with state-of-the-art avionics just like the latest front line aircraft. Pilots training on Hawk in Canada will be readily equipped to go on and fly aircraft such as F-18, Jaguar, Tornado, F-16 and Eurofighter Typhoon.

In addition to supplying Hawks, BAE SYSTEMS will provide, under a £20 million rolling five-year contract, a repair and overhaul service for Hawk equipment, with guaranteed turnaround times. The company will also provide a query answering service and technical publication amendments. Field service representatives will be based in Canada for the first 12 months of the contract.

NFTC is a fast-jet pilot training programme, provided by the Government of Canada in a strategic alliance with Bombardier Aerospace, Defence Services and a consortium of companies from the aerospace industry including BAE SYSTEMS.

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