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The Indian Air Force (IAF) can now impart robust training to C-17 Globemaster III pilots and loadmasters in the country itself. With the opening of a training centre in Gurgaon on July 8, Boeing and Mahindra Defence Systems have made this possible. “We were not able to train enough pilots due to lack of training centres in India. We had to send pilots abroad for training”, said Air Marshal Dhanoa who inaugurated the training centre. Once fully operational, the new centre will be capable of conducting local and multi-site simulations for added realism and more robust training. The C-17 training facility, which is located at the Flight Simulation Technique Centre in Gurgaon, will be a full-service location offering instruction to aircrews that operate the 10 C-17 airlifters that Boeing delivered to India in 2014.
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