What is Turnkey Training and Why is it Important?

Training the next generation of military pilots is no easy task. Consider the role of the initial flight training operator – the person responsible for graduating a set number of students on time, on budget, and with the skills required to pilot increasingly advanced aircraft.

With each new cohort of students, the operator is challenged with choreographing a complex training enterprise that includes multiple suppliers for facilities, aircraft, training devices, academics, scheduling, data management, advanced analytics, and so much more…

But what if the operator could take a different approach, opting for a “turnkey” solution that eliminates that complexity?

At Lockheed Martin, we provide Turnkey Training as a comprehensive, end-to-end service to meet initial pilot training requirements. By partnering with us to be your single point of accountability, we'll design, deliver, and operate your training program, leaving you to focus on the big picture – the mission. 

Lockheed Martin’s approach to Turnkey Training is straightforward.

• Focus on the student and desired training outcomes.
• Deliver a comprehensive and adaptable solution.
• Continuously improve through innovation. 

Turnkey Training systems focus on people, not just platforms. They are platform agnostic, designed around the customer’s desired outcomes and student learning needs.

We consider the student’s entry level, cultural preferences, and available resources to develop personalized, adaptive, and on-demand training that helps teach students more in less time, reducing attrition and increasing graduation rates.

We partner with customers, managing the day-to-day operations of the training enterprise at the location of their choice, in country and site specific, so they maintain control of the training environment and outcomes.

Training systems integration is a core competency of Lockheed Martin. It is our primary role to absorb the complexities of the training enterprise and provide customers a comprehensive training solution.  

We partner with customers through the entire learning lifecycle, working with them to define learning objectives, craft a curriculum, select training media, manage facilities, resources, etc. – all supported by continuous feedback for evaluation and improvement.

We combine our training expertise with advanced modeling techniques and robust cost analysis to optimize training systems for efficiency and affordability. This includes the ability to rapidly adapt the training system based on evolving use cases and pipeline needs.

Our Integrated Learning Environment (ILE) and TRAESER™ digital twin create a data rich training environment where all data associated with the training enterprise is integrated and available for advanced analytics and AI applications.

The ILE provides a user-friendly portal into customized schedules, assignments, performance assessments and more for an improved student/instructor experience. TRAESER is like a 24/7 operations analyst, providing real-time insight and modeling capabilities to optimize resources and overall pipeline performance. Both technologies enable cutting-edge simulations of the training enterprise and rapid development of custom AI solutions based on customer needs. Examples include:

• Condition-based enterprise simulations to optimize resources 
• Harmonized data to support adaptive learning environments
• AI-generated virtual and constructive training scenarios
• Automatic grading and virtual instruction

New technology and deep domain expertise in training, logistics and simulation enables us to continuously refine the training enterprise and improve the learning experience.

For more than a decade, we’ve partnered with customers across the globe to provide Turnkey Training on the Republic of Singapore Basic Wings Course, the Australia AIR 5428 Pilot Training System and the U.K. Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS).

As reported by our customers, Turnkey Training solutions are delivering results by:

• Significantly improving graduate skill sets
• Reducing student attrition nearly 50%
• Reducing the training pipeline from 4.2 to 2.5 years
• Contributing to overall cost reductions when measured against alternatives

Lockheed Martin Turnkey Training provides a proven and low risk path to transforming your training enterprise today.

Why wait, when the mission doesn’t?