Army Awards Flight School Next Contract to M1
The new Flight School Next program will train 800 to 1,500 pilots a year and could run for 26 years under a deal worth up to $10 billion.
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Army awards Flight School Next contract to M1
The Army has awarded M1 Support Services an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for up to $10 billion for its Flight School Next initiative, the service announced last week. Flight School Next, the service’s new contractor-owned and operated approach to training pilots, will provide initial entry rotary-wing training for between 800 and 1,500 students each year at Ft. Rucker, AL, using commercially available services and equipment,…
The US Army is overhauling how it trains new helicopter pilots to fly, handing training to a private firm
A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Panama City, Panama.Tech. Sgt. Whitney Erhart/US Air National GuardThe US Army is outsourcing training for up to 1,500 new helicopter pilots a year to a private company.The new, civilian-run flight school could run for 26 years under a contract worth up to $10 billion.Army leaders have previously said such a plan could build better flight skills and save money.The US Army is moving to outsource th…
M1 wins Army Flight School Next contract at Fort Rucker
By Caitlyn Cummings The company already responsible for much of the work that keeps Army helicopters flying at Fort Rucker will now have an even larger role in training the pilots who fly them. M1 Support Services has been awarded the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next contract, putting the company at the center of the Army’s effort to overhaul how it trains its next generation of helicopter pilots.Ozark NewsClick here to log in httpw://www.ozarkal.…
M1 Support Services Wins $10 Billion U.S. Army 'Flight School Next' Contract
The U.S. Army awarded M1 Support Services a 26-year contract worth $10 billion to lead its new Flight School Next program and modernize Army helicopter pilot training. The award was formally announced in an Army press release on August 13. The award shifts Fort Rucker’s Rotary-Wing Initial Entry training to a contractor-owned model using Robinson R-66 helicopters, simulators and AI-enhanced curriculum. This contractor-run approach is meant to pr…
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