International Flight Training School

The International Flight Training School (IFTS) is an International school for military pilots, based in Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia, Italy, born from a collaboration project between the Italian Air Force and Leonardo S.p.A. supported by CAE. == History == The International Flight Training School was announced on 18 July 2018 during the Farnborough International Air Show in UK. On this occurrence the CEO of Leonardo S.p.A., Alessandro Profumo, and the then Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, the General Enzo Vecciarelli, signed the collaboration agreement that gave birth to the IFTS. The training offer provided by the IFTS located at the Lecce-Galatina Air base is addressed to pilots belonging both to the Italian Air Force and to international air forces as well. The IFTS School offers an Integrated Training System that exploits the Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainer and its Ground Based Training System (GBTS), both developed by Leonardo S.p.A. in collaboration with CAE to train military pilots intended for front-line fighters.

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