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£6.8bn 2011 forecast cost of the new core fl ying training over 25 years. £143m paid to Ascent as training service provider as at
Operational flying training Students that complete core flying training join operational training units. Each of the armed services run operational training for their aircrew once they complete core training. The Department is moving from existing core training in phases, through five different training packages, to minimise disruption. In 2008, the Department contracted an industry provider, Ascent, to develop and manage a new approach to core training. The new approach is called the United Kingdom Military Flying Training System.