Recommended Resources from 2024

Produced ahead of the 2024 Military Flight Training USA event (held October 29–30, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas), this Military Flight Training Market Report offers a comprehensive 12-page overview of key flight training programs and initiatives from the US Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force.

Originally created to support discussions at the 9th annual conference, this report provides valuable context on the challenges and priorities shaping pilot training — insights that remain relevant as we look toward the 2025 event, where an updated market report will be published to reflect the latest trends, programs, and developments in the military flight training space.

By studying the report readers will gain the following:

• Tables and figures demonstrating the growth of the flight training industry
• An overview of Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program
• Analysis of the key military flight training programs in North America
• Efforts to reduce carbon footprints from flight training

As the US Military faces flight training challenges with aging aircrafts and personnel shortages, IDGA’s Military Flight Training USA Summit has emerged as space where Flight Training Program Managers, Instructors, Industry Leaders and Subject Matter Experts can discuss strategies and solutions.

Retired Lieutenant General Tony Rock, now in his third year chairing the Military Flight Training USA Summit, before arriving in San Antonio for the 2024 iteration, spoke with IDGA about:

• The current challenges in military flight training
• How the military is fostering innovation in its flight training programs
• The importance of industry partnerships for advancing flight training
• What sets apart this year's Military Flight Training Summit

Retention in the military is always a challenge, but now more than ever. The current numbers leave us at about a 2,000 person shortage, causing many to wonder how the military will remedy this. From new pilot training programs to expanded VRAAD to innovative strategies, there are a multitude of opportunities the Force is exploring to close the gap.

Military flight training is at a critical juncture as air forces around the world look to shepherd in a new generation of pilots while navigating a shifting training terrain that now incorporates synthetic environments and AI. Creid Johnson, Division Director of Futures Division, Air Combat Command, USAF and Major Jared Kleiman, Future Capabilities Planner, US Air Force, are two airmen committed to ensuring the U.S. Air Force is at the forefront of developing modern flight training techniques and procedures.

Produced ahead of the 2024 Military Flight Training Summit (held October 29–30, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas), this exclusive interview captures Johnson’s and Kleiman’s perspectives on the core pillars of rebuilding future pilot training. These insights remain highly relevant as we look toward the 2025 event, where fresh interviews and updated reports will highlight the latest advancements, challenges, and innovations shaping the next phase of military flight training.