THE WORLD’S PREMIER
MILITARY FLIGHT TRAINING CONFERENCE
31st March – 2nd April 2026 |
Hotel & Conference Center Sempachersee, Switzerland
Operational Readiness Through Training Innovation for Tomorrow's Aircrew |
Recent conflicts in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran theater have fundamentally reshaped operational realities, exposing critical gaps in how we prepare military aviators for modern warfare. Today's threat environments demand training systems that go far beyond what legacy platforms were designed to deliver.
As nations face major procurement transitions, military aviation leaders are confronting unprecedented challenges:
As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, MFTC provides an unrivalled platform for airpower leaders, training experts, and technology innovators to address the most pressing questions facing military aviation training today:
As nations face major procurement transitions, military aviation leaders are confronting unprecedented challenges:
- Persistent pilot shortages threatening operational readiness
- Evolving mission requirements that outpace current training capabilities
- Multi-domain operations requiring new pilot competencies
- Information saturation in increasingly contested environments
- Human-machine teaming with unmanned systems
As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, MFTC provides an unrivalled platform for airpower leaders, training experts, and technology innovators to address the most pressing questions facing military aviation training today:
- How do we accelerate pilot readiness without compromising quality?
- What training technologies can bridge the gap between simulation and reality?
- How do we prepare pilots for multi-domain, information-rich battlespaces?
- Which procurement strategies deliver both capability and value?
Military Flight Training 2026 will address training challenges and opportunities for the full range of aircrews, from fixed wing to rotary wing, fast jet and multi-engine aircraft, including 5th and 6th generation fighter aircraft, to ensure that as an Alliance, we stay one step ahead, in contested environments.
Attracting 400+ leaders from across the military aviation training ecosystem from over 40 nations, Military Flight Training takes place at a time where guaranteeing air dominance and strike capability has never been tougher.
Attracting 400+ leaders from across the military aviation training ecosystem from over 40 nations, Military Flight Training takes place at a time where guaranteeing air dominance and strike capability has never been tougher.
2025 Speakers includeD:
Colonel Carlos Herráiz Linares
Commander
European Tactical Airlift Centre
Lieutenant General Francesco Vestito
Commander, Italian Air Force Education and Training Command
Italian Air Force
Air Vice-Marshal Ian Townsend
Commanding Officer, No 22 Group
Royal Air Force
Brigadier General Oliver Kaladjian
Commanding General
French Air and Space Force Academy
Air Commodore Brett Williams
Officer Commanding Air Academy
Royal Australian Air Force
Brigadier General Krzysztof Cur PhD
Commandant
Polish Air Force University
Air Commodore Rob Caine
Head of Flying Training
Royal Air Force
Brigadier General Paolo Rubino
Chief of Staff, Air Education Training Command
Italian Air Force
Colonel Daniel Fernández de Bobadilla
Commander 23rd Fighter Wing
Spanish Air and Space Force
Group Captain Mike Jordan
Commandant No 1 Flying Training School and DCASO
Royal Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Frijters
Head of Department for Operational Training and Readiness
Center for Man in Aviation Aerospace and Operational Physiology Department Mini
Lt Col Arne Boost
SME Training Transport Pilots
German Air Force
Hayley Reynolds
Group Leader
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Jason Hawker
Principal Officer NATO Flying Training Europe
NSPA
Peter Saunders
Director General - NORAD Continental Defence Modernization Office
RCAF
Lt. General David Nahom
Former Commander, Alaskan Command
US Air Force
Lieutenant General Silvano “Fritz” FRIGERIO
Commander of the Italian Air Force Education and Training Command
Italian Air Force
Lieutenant General Raimondo Nogueira
Commander of the Training Command
Brazilian Air Force
Lieutenant General Brian Robinson
Commander, Air Education Training Command (AETC)
US Air Force
Air Flotilla General Ioan Mischie
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Training
Romanian Air Force
Air Vice-Marshal Ian Townsend
Commanding Officer, No 22 Group
RAF
Major General Pierre Real
Director
French Air Force Academy
Major General Ioannis Asimakopoulos
Commander
Hellenic Air Training Command (HATC)
Brigadier General Edi Turco
Chief of Staff of the Air Education Training Command / 3rd Air Region, and Head of the International Flight Training School (IFTS) Program Office
Italian Air Force
Brigadier General Ugrik Csaba
Flight Director
Hungarian Defence Force
Group Captain Neville O'Donnell
Commanding 78 Wing and Director of Training, Air Combat Group
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Commodore Steve Jose
Head of UKMFTS Portfolio
DE&S
Colonel Jefrey Shulman
Commander, 80th Flying Training Wing
United States Air Force
Colonel Pasquale SAVINO
Commander of Italian Air Force Airlift Training School (S.A.T.A.).
Italian Air Force
Colonel Alessandro FIORINI
Commander of the 72nd Helicopter Flight Training Wing
Italian Air Force
Colonel Vesa Mäntylä
DCOS OPS
Finnish Air Force
Colonel Bernhard Hey
Head of Department Branch Air Education and Training AFFCOM
German Air Force
Jason Hawker
Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe
NSPA
Colonel Sean Karrels
Commander
Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion
Lieutenant Colonel John Cummings
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Division Chief
US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Ola Hoglund
Commanding Officer Flying Training School
Swedish Air Force
Marco Zoff
Managing Director
Leonardo Aircraft Division
Dario Marfè
Aircraft Division EVP Commercial
Leonardo S.p.A.
Ioannis Papachristofilou
Vice President Government Aviation
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
Johan Linder
Director Sales & Marketing
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
Tim James
Managing Director
Ascent Flight Training Ltd
Giuseppe Pietroniro
VP Simulation and Training Systems (S&TS)
Leonardo Aircraft Division
Marc-Olivier Sabourin
Division President
CAE Defense & Security International
Nicholas Yates
Senior Business Development Manager
CAE USA
Brendan Pierce
Vice President of Tactical Training
International Tactical Training Centre
Gustavo Ruthes
Mental Health Performance Consultant
International Tactical Training Centre
Troy Burling
General Manager
Ansett Defence
Eric Carney
Strategy and Business Development Director Air and Commercial Solutions
Lockheed Martin
Peter Ashworth
Program Director Global Training Systems
Lockheed Martin Australia
Sir Stuart Atha
Director of Training Strategy
BAE Systems
Lucy Walton
Head of Training, FalconWorks®
BAE Systems Air Sector
Christopher Drax
Service Development Manager
Airbus
Quirino Bucci
Project Test Pilot for Trainers Aircraft
Leonardo Aircraft Division
Jose Luis Romero
Training Solutions Designer
Airbus DS
Jeff Tasseron
Director of Business & Strategy Defence
CAE
Jonas Linde
Director Marketing and Sales
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)
Karl Josef “Charly” Fürnrohr
Chief Sales Officer
Grob Aircraft
Tommaso Pani
SVP, Marketing & Strategic Campaigns
Leonardo Aircraft Division
Tommaso Pani
SVP, Marketing & Strategic Campaigns
Leonardo Aircraft Division
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
400+
ATTENDEES
50+
PRESENTATIONS
40+
NATIONS
10+
NETWORKING HOURS
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
Access exclusive insights from Pilots and Aircrew about and their experiences and challenges that are reshaping training curricula and threat scenarios worldwide
Ensure seamless pilot transition into next generation combat aircraft by learning how to upgrade simulation, embedded training, and ground-based training systems
Explore the full aviation training spectrum with expanded coverage of rotary wing and multi-engine challenges, addressing the reality that are facing Airmen and women in the sector
Connect with decision-makers from over 40 nations simultaneously managing trainer aircraft competitions and fleet transitions across Europe, North America and Asia
Compare approaches from nations successfully adapting to Gen Z recruitment, budget constraints, and operational reality gaps.
Learn firsthand how leading air forces are integrating RPAS into manned–unmanned teaming and redefining the skillsets required for the future of multi-domain aircrew training
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Three Star Partners
Leonardo is a global industrial group that creates multi-domain technological capabilities in the Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. With over 53,000 employees worldwide, the company has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. It also operates in 150 countries...
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CAE Defense & Security is at the leading edge of digital innovation providing training and mission support solutions across multi-domain operations – air, land, maritime, space and cyber. The world’s leading pure play, platform agnostic training and simulation company serving the global defense marke...
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