• The AEW&C Wedgetail maintenance training program, run by Boeing Defence Australia, began on 15 February 2010.
    The AEW&C Wedgetail maintenance training program, run by Boeing Defence Australia, began on 15 February 2010.
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BDA begins Wedgetail training

9 March 2010

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has launched the first maintenance training program conducted under the five-year In-Service Support (ISS) contract for Project Wedgetail.

Training began on February 15 with five BDA instructors and 32 students from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 2 Squadron.

The 147-day program, held in the AEW&C Support Centre at RAAF Base Williamtown, is a combination of classroom- and computer-based lessons, Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) simulator sessions, and ‘real life' flight line training.

"Realistic, integrated training is essential to mission readiness, and our Wedgetail 737 AEW&C training programs are designed to mirror the way RAAF personnel are expected to perform maintenance activities in the field," Grant Drew, an AEW&C maintenance instructor for BDA, said.

The AEW&C Support Centre, established in 2004 under the Project Wedgetail System Acquisition Contract (SAC), houses the OFT, an Operational Mission Simulator and a Mission Support System to support Australia's six 737 AEW&C aircraft.

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