The International Flight Training School (IFTS) is the result of the strategic collaboration between Leonardo and the Italian Air Force to create an advanced flight training centre – an international reference for the training of military pilots, and is supported by for an industrial partnership with CAE for the maintenance and support activities of the aircraft fleet and simulators.
The IFTS programme, already chosen by Qatar, Germany, Singapore and Japan, corresponds to phase 4 "Lead-In to Fighter Training - LIFT" of the Italian Air Force training syllabus. This phase, based on the M-346 integrated training system, prepares the way for subsequent deployment on fighter aircraft.