PDA

View Full Version : UK MFTS RW


Spanish Waltzer
28th Dec 2015, 14:04
Rotary Wing

In April Ascent successfully achieved Review Note approval for the Rotary Wing business case and proceeded to the assessment phase. Ascent released the Request For Proposal to Industry and is currently engaged with 3 bidders and working towards a preferred solution next year. Ascent received three responses from industry regarding the RFP issued for the role of Aircraft Service Provider (ASP) within the Rotary Wing element of the UK Military Flying Training System. The bidders are:

• Airbus Helicopter
• Cobham
• Elbit

Contract award is expected in early 2016 with commencement of delivery of training to ab-initio students in 2018. As Ascent is currently working on the assessment of these offers, no further details can be released at this stage.

Posted on: 19/11/14

I appreciate it says no further (official) details can be released but this was over a year ago. Anyone have any updates or hear any rumors since this was published on the ascent website in Nov 2014?

SW

KPax
28th Dec 2015, 15:36
Living in Shawbury I believe that Cobham have won the contract just from the chat round the village, may be wrong but it is rumour site.

MightyGem
28th Dec 2015, 16:11
It would seem that Cobham have had the contract since 2013 when they took over FB Heliservices:
Cobham has responsibility for full capability provision for the UK MoD Defence Helicopter Flying School which annually trains over 200 students,
http://www.fbheliservices.com/sites/default/files/CAvS%20Helicopter%20Services%20Brochure%20%5Bf%5D%20%5Bhr%5D .pdf

chopper2004
28th Dec 2015, 16:25
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-defence-helicopter-training-bid-detail-emerges-406497/

If that is the case then it be then AW109 Trekker, which was unveiled at Heli Expo 2014 in Anaheim (my photos below) and which has not flown as yet :). The Trekker is the airframe proposed according to the FG article above.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_9341_zpszhys1qcs.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_9350_zpsobo0q8vl.jpg

The decision will not be made officially till sometime next year...

cheers