Welcome to the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement’s 7th Annual Military Flight Training Conference! The conference is driven by emerging ideas and initiatives from leading stakeholders across the flight training community.
Download our current agenda to see our confirmed speakers, sessions, and networking opportunities!
Join IDGA’s Military Flight Training conference for the unique opportunity to collaborate and network with key leaders, international partners, solutions providers, and subject matter experts from across the full range of United States and International flight training priorities and future roadmaps.
Presentation by Colonel Gerard Ryan, Chief, LVC-OT, U.S. Air Force
Presentation by Kent Gritton, NAWCTSD
Presentations by Lt. Col Matthew D. Strohmeyer, Commander, 560th Flying Training Squadron, U.S. Air Force
Presentations by Ulrik Juul Christensen, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Area9 Lyceum
The World’s Air Forces operate 9,495 fixed-wing training aircraft and helicopters with almost 500 currently on order. Ahead of Military Flight Training 2022, IDGA + Defence iQ compiled the annual update of its report outlining country-by-country programs and requirements from Air Forces around the world.
With the high cost of flying, more forces are looking at simulations to bridge the gap in flying hours.
In this exclusive interview with Lieutenant Colonel Steve Briones, USAF Commander, Detachment 24, Pilot Training Transformation, he discusses the future of combat training and the challenges and opportunities faced.
From off-the-shelf technologies to data management, there are new opportunities to enhance learning, but this comes at some risk both in terms of cyber security and culture. Pilot Training Transformation focuses on how Airmen acquire how to use technologies to accelerate learning, an essential program in combating the pilot shortage.
View the attendee snapshot to find out which companies of key U.S. and allied military leaders, and industry decision-makers, will be in attendance. Don't miss the opportunity to network with the aviation community, build new connections, and facilitate the exchange of knowledge on ways to accelerate flight training.
Part 1 of the USA's Market Report on Military Flight Training statistics. This includes fixed-wing training aircraft as well as rotary-wing training air craft. Market overviews, as well as notable key programs and requirements are also featured in this comprehensive report.
We sat down with Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schmidt to discuss how the USAF is:
We sat down with Major Michael Rosenquist to discuss:
An exclusive presentation from Lieutenant Colonel Eric Frahm, 19th AF Liaison to DIU Mountain View, CA, Defense Innovation Unit, which was delivered at the 2022 conference, on Next-Generation Technologies for Flight Training, and covers:
To give you a preview of what you can expect by attending MFT USA, check out this exclusive presentation from the USAF, which was delivered at the 2022 conference, on Future Fighter Training (REFORGE).
The presentation was delivered by David Timm, ACC A5XAnalyst, SME, Reforge, Air Superiority, AIM, Air Combat Command, and covers:
> Rebuilding Fighter Training (REFORGE)
> Reforge Lines of Effort (LOEs)
View the attendee snapshot to find out which companies of key U.S. and allied military leaders, and industry decision-makers, who attended our last conference, many of which have confirmed their attendance again for 2023.
Check out this exclusive presentation from 2-Star Conference Partner, Leonardo, which was delivered at the MFT USA 2022 conference, on the M-346 AJT – Advanced Jet Trainer; a Leonardo Integrated Solution for US Training Needs.