June 2, 2008 (by C. Luark) -
AeroGroup Inc. began training Belgium Air Force F-16 pilots at Kleine-Brogel Air Base.
Under an
FMS program with the Air Force Education Training Command (
AETC), AeroGroup is providing Instructor Pilots to train Belgian Air Force Pilots transitioning from Alpha-Jet initial training course. The contract has a one year base term with optional years.
In 2003, AeroGroup was the first commercial company selected by a
NATO country to provide this type of training and support to the Royal Dutch Air Force (
RNlAF ). AeroGroup continues to be the only commercial company that provides outsourced F-16 training. AeroGroup is pursuing other F-16 operators, such as;
Poland,
Italy, Romania and
Morocco.
