Students from the Defence Airworthiness and AeroSystems Technology School (DAATS) have graduated from the No 53 Aerosystems Course.
DAATS, which is one of seven schools that sit under the Defence College for Military Capability Integration (DCMCI), delivers the year-long course in partnership with Cranfield University.
The 12 graduates, who now hold the Qualified Aerosystems (QAS) brevet, will go on to take up defence roles in either Test and Evaluation or Capability and Acquisition.
The AeroSystems Course trains and readies students for roles in areas such as flight trials, requirements management and air capability development. The course is underpinned by an academic master’s delivered through the partnership with Cranfield University and complemented by a military contextualisation programme that includes field visits to military bases and leading aerospace companies in the UK and overseas. Students learn first-hand about cutting-edge developments and methodologies in artificial intelligence, data fusion and aviation technology.
The course has been in existence since the 1960s and is sponsored by the Air and Space Warfare Centre (ASWC) at RAF Waddington, with the Defence Academy as the training provider.
