Boeing, Leonardo Partner for US Army Flight School Next Contract
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Leonardo announced a partnership to pursue the U.S. Army's Flight School Next COCO (contractor‑owned, contractor‑operated) training contract on Oct. 13, 2025. The team pairs Boeing's Army rotary‑wing training experience, including AH‑64 Apache simulation and instructor development, with Leonardo's AW119T single‑engine trainer.
Key facts: the AW119T has surpassed 100,000 flight hours, including >16,000 IFR hours and >40,000 touchdown autorotations; Leonardo sustains 130 AW119T aircraft near Fort Rucker, Alabama, offering immediate logistics synergies. The proposal emphasizes a turnkey COCO offering: airframes, parts, maintenance, instructors, simulators, validated curriculum, and cloud‑based progress tracking.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) e Leonardo hanno annunciato una partnership per perseguire l'appalto di addestramento Flight School Next COCO (contractor‑owned, contractor‑operated) dell'esercito degli Stati Uniti il 13 ottobre 2025. Il team combina l'esperienza di addestramento di Boeing per l'aviazione d'artiglieria dell'esercito, inclusa la simulazione AH‑64 Apache e lo sviluppo degli istruttori, con l'addestratore monomotore AW119T di Leonardo.
Fatti chiave: l'AW119T ha superato oltre 100.000 ore di volo, tra cui >16.000 ore IFR e >40.000 auto‑rotazioni atterrate; Leonardo mantiene 130 velivoli AW119T nelle vicinanze di Fort Rucker, Alabama, offrendo sinergie logistiche immediate. La proposta enfatizza un'offerta turnkey COCO: strutture, pezzi di ricambio, manutenzione, istruttori, simulatori, curriculum validato e monitoraggio dei progressi basato su cloud.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) y Leonardo anunciaron una asociación para perseguir el contrato de entrenamiento Flight School Next COCO (propietario del contractante, operador del contractante) del Ejército de los Estados Unidos el 13 de octubre de 2025. El equipo combina la experiencia de entrenamiento en helicópteros del Ejército de Boeing, incluida la simulación AH‑64 Apache y el desarrollo de instructores, con el entrenador monomotor AW119T de Leonardo.
Datos clave: el AW119T ha superado más de 100.000 horas de vuelo, incluyendo >16.000 horas IFR y >40.000 autorotaciones de aterrizaje; Leonardo mantiene 130 aeronaves AW119T cerca de Fort Rucker, Alabama, ofreciendo sinergias logísticas inmediatas. La propuesta enfatiza una oferta COCO llave en mano: fuselajes, piezas, mantenimiento, instructores, simuladores, currículo validado y seguimiento del progreso en la nube.
보잉(Boeing, NYSE: BA)와 레오나르도(Leonardo)는 2025년 10월 13일 미 육군의 Flight School Next COCO(계약자 소유, 계약자 운영) 훈련 계약을 추구하기 위한 파트너십을 발표했다. 이 팀은 AH-64 아파치 시뮬레이션 및 강사 개발을 포함한 육군 회전익 훈련 경험과 레오나르도의 AW119T 단발 엔진 조종사 훈련기를 결합한다.
주요 사실: AW119T는 100,000시간 이상 비행 시간을 초과했으며, IFR 시간 >16,000시간 및 점프 종료 자가회전 >40,000회를 포함한다; 레오나르도는 Fort Rucker, Alabama 근처에 AW119T 130대의 항공기를 유지해 즉시 물류 시너지를 제공한다. 제안은 항공기 기체, 부품, 유지보수, 강사, 시뮬레이터, 검증된 커리큘럼, 클라우드 기반 진행 추적을 포함한 턴키 COCO 솔루션을 강조한다.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) et Leonardo ont annoncé un partenariat pour poursuivre le contrat d'entraînement Flight School Next COCO (propriété du contractant, opérateur du contractant) de l'Armée américaine le 13 octobre 2025. L'équipe associe l'expérience de formation d'hélicoptères de l'Armée de Boeing, y compris la simulation AH‑64 Apache et le développement des instructeurs, avec l'entraîneur monomoteur AW119T de Leonardo.
Faits clés : le AW119T a franchi plus de 100 000 heures de vol, dont >16 000 heures IFR et >40 000 autorotations; Leonardo entretient 130 aéronefs AW119T près de Fort Rucker, Alabama, offrant des synergies logistiques immédiates. La proposition met l'accent sur une offre COCO clé en main : fuselages, pièces, maintenance, instructeurs, simulateurs, programme validé et suivi des progrès basé sur le cloud.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) und Leonardo kündigten am 13. Oktober 2025 eine Partnerschaft an, um den US-Army Flight School Next COCO-Vertrag (contractor‑owned, contractor‑operated) für das Training in Betrieb zu nehmen. Das Team kombiniert Boeings Army Helikopter-Trainingserfahrung, einschließlich AH-64 Apache-Simulation und Instruktorenentwicklung, mit Leonardos AW119T-Einzelmotor-Trainingsflugzeug.
Schlüssel-Fakten: Der AW119T hat über 100.000 Flugstunden absolviert, darunter >16.000 IFR-Stunden und >40.000 Steig-/Autorotationen; Leonardo betreibt in der Nähe von Fort Rucker, Alabama, 130 AW119T-Flugzeuge, was sofortige logistische Synergien bietet. Der Vorschlag betont ein schlüsselfertiges COCO-Angebot: Luftrahmen, Teile, Wartung, Instruktoren, Simulatoren, validiertes Curriculum und cloudbasierte Fortschrittsverfolgung.
بوينغ (NYSE: BA) وليوناردو أعلنوا عن شراكة للسعي وراء عقد تدريب Flight School Next COCO (ملك المتعهد، مشغّل المتعهد) لجيش الولايات المتحدة في 13 أكتوبر 2025. يجمع الفريق خبرة تدريب الحرب الجوية للجيش من بوينغ، بما في ذلك محاكاة AH‑64 أباتشي وتطوير المدرسين، مع مدرب AW119T ذو المحرك الواحد من ليوناردو.
حقائق رئيسية: حقق AW119T أكثر من 100,000 ساعة طيران، بما في ذلك >16,000 ساعة IFR و>40,000 دورة هبوط بالدوار الذاتي؛ تحتفظ ليوناردو بـ 130 طائرة AW119T بالقرب من فورت روكر، ألاباما، مما يوفر تآزرًا لوجستيًا فوريًا. تؤكد الاقتراح على عرض COCO turnkey: هياكل الطائرات، قطع الغيار، الصيانة، المدربون، المحاكيّات، مناهج دراسية معتمدة، وتتبع التقدم المستند إلى السحابة.
波音（NYSE: BA） 与 莱昂纳多 于 2025 年 10 月 13 日宣布建立合作伙伴关系，争取美 Army 的 Flight School Next COCO（承包方拥有、承包方运营）培训合同。该团队将波音在陆军直升机训练方面的经验，包括 AH‑64 阿帕奇仿真与教员发展，与莱昂纳多的 AW119T 单发训练机结合起来。
关键事实：AW119T 已超过 10 万飞行小时，其中 IFR 小时>16,000 小时、>40,000 次着陆自转；莱昂纳多在佛特罗克瑟，阿拉巴马州附近维持 130 架 AW119T 飞机，提供即时的物流协同。提案强调交钥匙 COCO 服务：机身、零件、维护、教员、模拟器、经验证的课程以及基于云的进度跟踪。
- AW119T >100,000 flight hours
- Leonardo sustains 130 AW119T near Fort Rucker
- Turnkey COCO offering with airframes, simulators, instructors
- Boeing experience with AH‑64 global training and simulation
- None.
Insights
Boeing and Leonardo formed a low‑risk bid team to pursue the Army's Flight School Next COCO contract.
The partnership bundles Boeing's Army rotary‑wing training experience with Leonardo's AW119T trainer to present a turnkey contractor‑owned, contractor‑operated offering that emphasizes scalable training capacity, sustainment, and integrated simulation.
Key strengths are the AW119T's reported 100,000 flight hours including 16,000 under instrument flight rules and > 40,000 touchdown autorotations, plus an existing sustainment network near Fort Rucker; these concrete capabilities reduce delivery risk for a COCO model.
Risks and dependencies include award outcome, contract scope/timing, and the Army's evaluation criteria; the announcement states intent to pursue rather than an award, so near‑term program risk remains unchanged.
Watch for a formal contract award decision and any disclosed contract value or performance milestones over the next contractual procurement cycle; those items will materially change program impact and timeline.
The proposal offers a mature aircraft plus integrated simulation to increase pilot hours and proficiency under a COCO structure.
The business mechanism pairs a commercially supported single‑engine trainer (AW119T) with a full training system: airframes, parts, maintenance, instructors, simulators and a validated curriculum to deliver end‑to‑end services.
Operational benefits cited include automated logistics, optimized maintenance scheduling and cloud‑based progress tracking to maximize aircraft utilization; these are practical efficiency levers but depend on contract performance metrics and data integration requirements.
Immediate signals to monitor include any Army selection announcement, specified performance metrics (hours per trainee, sortie rates), and production/sustainment capacity commitments; expect these to appear around the award decision or initial contract task orders.
- Field proven aircraft and enterprise training systems create low risk, high readiness option for next generation aviators
The partnership combines Boeing's operational experience with Army rotary-wing training, and program delivery with Leonardo's AW119T training helicopter to offer an efficient, scalable training solution for the next generation of aviators.
Boeing's Army training experience includes training services and mission systems support for the AH‑64 Apache worldwide, including live, virtual and constructive simulation, cockpit‑procedure trainers and instructor development programs to generate and sustain Apache aircrew readiness. Boeing's services, combined with systems integration, simulation and program management capabilities, positions the team to deliver a full COCO.
"We are bringing together two industry leaders to offer the Army a turnkey, innovative approach to rotary-wing training with an integrated, long-term training solution that increases aviator proficiency, operational and sustainment efficiencies and will deliver measurable value throughout the life of the program," said John Chicoli, senior director,
The AW119T is a commercially supported single-engine trainer. The AW119T program has surpassed 100,000 flight hours, including more than 16,000 hours flown under instrument flight rules and more than 40,000 touchdown autorotations. Leonardo sustains 130 AW119T aircraft operated by the
"The AW119T is a proven platform that already supports
Boeing and Leonardo plan to provide a multi-faceted service offering to increase flight training hours, skill proficiency and deliver a flexible, scalable training model over the life of the contract.
Key elements will include:
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Mature, low‑risk aircraft: The AW119T system is field proven across
U.S. services and allied operators, with crashworthy seating, fuel systems and the ability to perform full touchdown autorotations and in‑flight emergency training. - Full training system: A turnkey offering that includes airframes, parts, maintenance, instructors, simulators and validated curriculum.
- Enhanced instruction: A proficiency‑based, phase‑driven program that blends in‑aircraft instruction, advanced simulators, virtual instructor pilot capability and cloud‑based progress tracking to individualize learning and maximize flight hours.
- Operational efficiencies: Automated logistics, optimized maintenance scheduling and adaptive training calendars to mitigate weather and daylight impacts and improve aircraft use.
- Sustainment and production capacity: An established support network, including a fully operational AW119T sustainment facility and production capacity to meet program demand.
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