Lieutenant Colonel David Beatrix

Rotary Wing Experimental Test Pilot French Air and Space Force

- Rotary Wing Experimental Test Pilot (promotion 2019 of the Empire Test Pilots School, in MoD Boscombe Down, UK)

- French Air Force OT&E (Operational Test & Evaluation pilot) for the HIL – Guépard program

- Current (2025 – 2027) representative of the joint (Army, Navy, Air Force) Development, Test & Evaluation team

- Prior to attending the test pilot course, I spent 20 years in French Air Force operational squadrons operating on AS 555 Fennec and AS 332 Super Puma, for SAR & Air policing missions

- Military & civilian flight instructor rated - PG CERT degree in Flight dynamics & flight testing, Cranfield university (UK) - Bachelor of science (mechanical engineering), Lyon university (FRA)

DAY THREE | THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026

10:00 GUEPARD HELICOPTER REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME

Producing a multi-role, modular, versatile & ever-evolving product
Making the most of a common platform between forces to maximise operational efficiency, minimise cost, and offering opportunities for building joint operational use cases & doctrines
Developments in connectivity, interoperability, and avionics to support uncrewed teaming

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