FIGHTER WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR COURSE
Operational combat experience in recent conflicts has indicated a need to emphasise tactical leadership in FWI training to ensure that graduates can teach the skills required of fighter pilots to effectively operate within a Combined Air Operations scenario, a major feature of recent conflicts.

The ITPS FWI course is designed to bring together the best of the lessons learned from combat experience and the development of the Western FWI, QWI and WTI courses. It includes a comprehensive ground school element to review modern fighter systems their operational applications and limitations, followed by weapons and tactics instruction.

The course duration is eighteen weeks and includes an intensive groundschool and a flight operations phase. The flying phase includes 34 sorties per student, building up from Basic Fighter Manoeuvers to complex COMAO (Combined Air Operations) exercises. The course duration and content can be adjusted to meet specific customer requirements.

TACTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

THE AIM of the TACTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM is to enhance the tactical capability of the participants, and to develop their ability to plan, brief and execute a given task in a professional manner. The course is suitable for preparing future Mission Commanders (MCs). MCs should be able to identify problem areas associated with a complex task and combine all resources available to achieve the mission objectives.