This partnership will allow young fighter pilots officers to get a diploma in France covering the entire university pathway and issued after training courses leading to a qualification.
The selected course makes it possible to provide a bachelor or master-level university diploma to young foreign students who are closely coached by DCI personnel. To succeed in this challenge, two years of French language learning and scientific upgrading under the tutorship of ex-military personnel are proposed to these young officers. An English version of this university diploma exists already. It has been adapted to especially address trainee fighter pilots for whom it completes a 3-year course in English leading to a qualification.
“The first academic training activities have proved successful since the first four Qatari fighter pilots, trained in the French Air Force, obtained a professional degree in aeronautics last year. We hope to be able to extend this approach leading to a diploma to other friendly foreign armed forces,” explained General Denuel, Executive Vice-President of DCI-AIRCO.
DCI was created in 1972 to assist military equipment sales to foreign countries. Its main mission consisted of providing operational training courses based on the know-how of the French Armed Forces. DCI is an upper medium size service provider in which the French government is the concurring shareholder. DCI now operates throughout the defense and security spectrum. Culturally close to the Ministry of Defense, DCI offers outsourcing services to foreign countries, for:
- Consulting and assistance throughout the life cycle of armament programs,
- Training engineering in the academic, operational and technical fields.
DCI and its subsidiaries have been partners of the French Armed Forces for 10 years within the scope of service contracts and are endeavouring to extend their activities to European Union countries.
Photo: Armée de l’Air
