Paris: Défense Conseil International has announced the acquisition of 3 helicopters for its Helicopter International Training Centre (H-ITC), located in the French Army bases of Dax and Luc-en-Provence.
This acquisition is meeting the very high demand of France partners in pilot training, from initial stage to operational mission conduct. The H-ITC needs amount to approximately 3,000 flight hours for 2016 alone. DCI therefore decided to acquire three additional aircraft and to update them to the same standard as HeliDax ones to homogenise the fleet used for instruction. The 1st aircraft should be levelled at the end of 2015 and the other two during the 2nd semester of 2016. The three helicopters will fly the DCI colours.These new aircraft underline the success of H-ITC which was launched in February 2015. Incorporated in DCI missions, the Helicopter International Training Centre is dedicated to the possible transfer of all French Army Aviation know-how to partners. It supplements French Armed Forces in the training of foreign military crews so that they can focus on operational engagement. It is registered in Dax and located within the French Military Pilots Training Centres (Dax and Luc-en-Provence).
H-ITC courses are provided in English and in French, in collaboration with the Army Aviation and HeliDax, the DCI subsidiary responsible for selling practice flight hours to the French Armed Forces. DCI also helps trainees during their session in France with a customised support: accommodation, food and transport.
"H-ITC is characterised by a strong Army Aviation DNA and one of our ambitions is to transfer the know-how developed by The Army Aviation in overseas operations for years," declares Jean-Michel Palagos, DCI CEO and Chairman. « The acquisition of 3 helicopters proves essential to meet our partners' needs within the frame of French Army Aviation know-how transfer. I am proud and impatient to see these three DCI aircraft serve for operational practice of our numerous partners. »
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