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Stans, November 3, 2006
PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD WINS KEY ROLE IN SINGAPORE AIR FORCE BASIC WINGS COURSE CONTRACT
Stans, Switzerland, November 3, 2006. Pilatus Aircraft Ltd will supply the
PC-21 Advanced Turboprop Trainer Aircraft for the Republic of Singapore Air
Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). Lockheed Martin was awarded a
20-year contract by the Singapore Ministry of Defence's Defence Science and
Technology Agency (DSTA) to operate the RSAF BWC. This was the first open
competition in which the PC-21 has participated. Nineteen PC-21 Advanced
Turboprop Trainer Aircraft and a 20-year engineering and logistics support
service will be provided by Pilatus as part of a turn-key training package awarded
to Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training and Support (LMSTS). The training will
be conducted at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Pearce, north of Perth in
Western Australia.
The contract is for the provision of Pilot and Weapons System Operator ground-
school, simulator hours and flying for a period of 20 years commencing June
2008. LMSTS is the Prime Contractor and has been working with Pilatus since
2004 to develop the winning solution. Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd. will provide
aircraft maintenance services to Pilatus to enable Pilatus to generate the flying
hour task. Oscar J. Schwenk, Chairman of Pilatus stated "This is one of the first
Public Private Partnership (PPP) training systems in the world and is the result
of pioneering innovation by the Singaporean Government, LMSTS, Pilatus and
Hawker Pacific. We are delighted to have been selected after a rigorous analysis
by the DSTA of 4 competing bids. We are also delighted to be one of the first in
what will be, I am sure, a growing market for PPP training solutions. I wish to
express my sincere appreciation to our customer, the RSAF, and my
commitment to our partners, LMSTS and Hawker Pacific."
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is the world market leader in the manufacture of single-
engine turboprop aircraft and the only Swiss company to develop, produce and
sell business aircraft and training systems all over the world. Our integrated
logistics support organization currently serves 32 air forces, providing tailored
support over the full life cycle of our product.
Further media information is available from:
Oscar J. Schwenk, Chairman
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, P.O. Box 992, 6371 Stans, Switzerland
Phone: +41 41 619 62 05, Fax: +41 41 619 60 34
E-Mail: oschwenk@pilatus-aircraft.com
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