DULLES, Va., Nov. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) and its partner team have been awarded a
$13.5M task order modification on
the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (FOCUS)
contract to add more Afghan pilots to the New Dawn training
program. An additional 24 fixed-wing and four rotary-wing Afghan
Air Force pilots will be trained.
Based in the United Arab
Emirates, the New Dawn program trains Afghan Air Force
Officers to a level equivalent to a commercial pilot certification.
Upon graduation, the pilots return to Afghanistan for service as aviators in that
nation's Air Force. So far, 102 Afghan Air Force pilots have
received training in the English language, aviation theoretical
knowledge, advanced mathematics and problem solving skills, in
addition to commercial pilot training that includes advanced
instrument flight qualification.
"This is a great example of our ability to build solid
partnerships with our customers and leverage the vast,
high-consequence training Raytheon is known for," said Bob Williams, Raytheon Global Training Solutions
vice president. "Helping to shape the future leaders of the Afghan
Air Force will also contribute to stability and security in
Afghanistan."
Raytheon, which provides this training via the Warfighter FOCUS
contract, leads a team of more than 150 partner companies called
the Warrior Training Alliance. Raytheon and the WTA maintain more
than 240,000 training aids, devices and simulators and help train
U.S. Army soldiers, allied and coalition partners around the world.
Click here to learn more about the Raytheon-led Warfighter FOCUS
program.
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billion and 63,000 employees worldwide, is a
technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security
and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cyber security and a broad range of mission support
services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
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