The Master is, if not the most, one of the most advanced jet trainers around, offering all those features required to prepare future combat pilots for +4th and 5th gen. To that respect, an advanced trainer like the M-346 Master that equips the IFTS can play a crucial role. In particular, JASDF is equipped with the F-35A Lightning II and needed an advanced training program to prepare its pilots to the 5th generation. The goal is to meet the growing demand for training by partner nations who are not equipped with “domestic” solutions to prepare their pilots for their most advanced aircraft. The IFTS initiative is an example of strategic partnership between the military and the industry, set to become an international benchmark for military pilots’ training. Luca Goretti), and the Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), General Shunji Izutsu, have signed, in “distance mode” (by means of a virtual meeting) a technical arrangement on the training of Japanese military pilots at the IFTS. 26, 2021, the (then) Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, General Alberto Rosso (just replaced in the role by Gen. After the two Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) pilots, who have already reached the final stage of the LIFT (Lead In to Fighter Training) course, and the two German Air Force pilots, who have recently begun their advanced flight training (or Phase IV) at the Italian arbase, Japanese military pilots will also take part in the advanced training courses (Phase IV) at the International Flight Training School (IFTS), soon.
The new International Flight Training School (IFTS), a joint venture between the Italian Air Force and Leonardo, currently located at Lecce-Galatina Air Base, in southeastern Italy, but about to relocate to Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia, continues to attract the interest of foreign air forces. Japan joins Qatar and Germany and elects to train JASDF (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) pilots at the Italian Air Force’s and Leonardo’s International Flight Training School (IFTS).
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