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France Awards Babcock Eight-Year Red Air Training Contract to Simulate Enemy Jets for Rafale Crews
France’s Armed Forces Commissariat Service awarded Babcock France an eight-year contract to provide adversary air training for French air, naval and army units, with up to 400 sorties and more than 1,000 flying hours annually. Babcock will operate upgraded L-39 Albatros jets, while Secapem Defence Training Solutions will operate A-4N Skyhawks and Alpha Jets supplied by Top Aces France. The A-4Ns carry an aggressor mission system that can simulate threat sensors and weapons. The flights will support Rafale and Mirage 2000 training from military and civilian airfields across France.