Quest Flight Training Limited:- has been under contract since July 2000 for a PFI programme valued at over £60M from the UK Ministry of Defense for the provision of the E-3D Sentry Aircrew Training Service (SATS) at RAF Waddington in the United Kingdon for a minimum period of 25 years with a potential extension to 30 years.

Key Features
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Delivery of Training Service for RAF E-3D AWACS Crews
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Maintenance of E-3D Dynamic Full Flight Simulator
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Provision of Building Modifications and Facilities Maintenance
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Provision of a Training Management Information Systems (TMIS)
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Supply of Courseware for the Instructors and Students
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Finance for the entire Project

Quest has been specifically set up for this programme and is a 50/50 joint venture company owned by Quadrant Group and Rockwell-Collins. The program is being managed within the Defence Procurement Agency by the Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers (FsAST) Integrated Project Team.

Quest delivered a major upgrade to the existing E-3D Dynamic Simulator at RAF Waddington in October 2001 after which the full SATS Training Service commenced.

"The build phase of the project was completed three months ahead of the Defence Procurement Agency's (DPA) schedule. The Training Service is now fully underway, with high performance measured and compliments recorded by the RAF. The E-3D project is estimated by the DPA to have saved the taxpayer 29% over the cost of a conventional procurement, as well as providing improved performance and quality levels"
Quote taken from the Ministry of Defence Press Release

Winner of the MoD Project Award for Best PFI (Private Finance Initiative, less than £20M) in 2002

Rediffusion E-3D FFS Updated and Maintained at RAF Waddington, UK as part of the ongoing 25 year training program
RSL E-3D Sentry FFS


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